Research Article
Thermal Activation Of Peat Clay And Its Their Potential In Catalytic Cracking
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.2-11-2023.2347949, author={Tama Oktania and Doni Rahmat Wicaks and Hesti Wijayanti and Dewi Shofia and Maisarah Maisarah}, title={Thermal Activation Of Peat Clay And Its Their Potential In Catalytic Cracking}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Environmental Science, Development, and Management, ICESDM 2023, 2 November 2023, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICESDM}, year={2024}, month={8}, keywords={thermal activation peat clay}, doi={10.4108/eai.2-11-2023.2347949} }- Tama Oktania
Doni Rahmat Wicaks
Hesti Wijayanti
Dewi Shofia
Maisarah Maisarah
Year: 2024
Thermal Activation Of Peat Clay And Its Their Potential In Catalytic Cracking
ICESDM
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.2-11-2023.2347949
Abstract
Peat clay is a mineral that contains alumina and silica, so it has great potential as a catalyst in the catalytic cracking process. To improve its performance as a cata-lyst, activation is necessary. This study aims to perform thermal activation on peat clay from South Kalimantan, Indonesia which is to improve its catalytic proper-ties. Activation was carried out at a temperature of 400 - 600 oC and then charac-terized including scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive x-ray (SEM-EDX) and Brunaeur Emmet Teller (BET). The results showed that activation temperature affects the process of making peat clay catalysts. The higher the tem-perature, the higher the Al2O3 and SiO2 content, respectively at 600 oC 7.29% for Al2O3 and 18.37% for SiO2. Meanwhile, based on BET analysis, the surface area value of peat clay increased after activation, which was 5.776 m²/g before activa-tion and 6.645 m²/g after activation. With these results, activated peat clay is very potential to be used as a catalyst in chemical processes.