Characteristics of Pumice from Cicurug and Its Application as a Bleacher for Crude Palm Oil

Pumice is relatively abundant in Indonesia, especially in Cicurug District, Sukabumi. Pumice has unique characteristics, so it has the potential to be an alternative bleaching agent or a bleacher for crude palm oil. Bleaching is one of the stages in processing crude palm oil into palm cooking oil. I...

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Main Authors: Haryono, Atiek Rostika Noviyanti, Hersandy Dayu Kusuma, Irwan Kurnia
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Language:Indonesian
Published: Universitas Islam Bandung 2024-06-01
Series:Ethos: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat
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Online Access:https://journals.unisba.ac.id/index.php/ethos/article/view/3537
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Atiek Rostika Noviyanti
Hersandy Dayu Kusuma
Irwan Kurnia
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description Pumice is relatively abundant in Indonesia, especially in Cicurug District, Sukabumi. Pumice has unique characteristics, so it has the potential to be an alternative bleaching agent or a bleacher for crude palm oil. Bleaching is one of the stages in processing crude palm oil into palm cooking oil. In the cooking oil industry, the bleaching of crude palm oil generally uses bentonite as a bleacher. This research aims to determine the characteristics of pumice and the optimum conditions for the bleaching process of crude palm oil with pumice as a bleacher. The research method consists of pumice activation, activated pumice characterization, degumming of crude palm oil, bleaching of crude palm oil, and analysis of processed palm oil. The results show that the metal oxide composition in activated pumice is dominated by silica (62.99%) and alumina (14.79%) and has a non-uniform pore size distribution. Optimum bleaching conditions are achieved when using 30% pumice and a bleaching temperature of 105 oC for 30 minutes. Under optimal bleaching conditions, pumice can reduce the color brightness level of crude palm oil from 600 to 125 mg/L Pt, or a bleaching power of 79.2%.
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spelling doaj-art-f387a6cf6955496a8230f9f5c3fc3b302025-08-20T02:48:15ZindUniversitas Islam BandungEthos: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat1693-699X2502-065X2024-06-011229110010.29313/ethos.v12i2.35375057Characteristics of Pumice from Cicurug and Its Application as a Bleacher for Crude Palm OilHaryono0Atiek Rostika Noviyanti1Hersandy Dayu Kusuma2Irwan Kurnia3Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas PadjadjaranDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas PadjadjaranDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas PadjadjaranDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas PadjadjaranPumice is relatively abundant in Indonesia, especially in Cicurug District, Sukabumi. Pumice has unique characteristics, so it has the potential to be an alternative bleaching agent or a bleacher for crude palm oil. Bleaching is one of the stages in processing crude palm oil into palm cooking oil. In the cooking oil industry, the bleaching of crude palm oil generally uses bentonite as a bleacher. This research aims to determine the characteristics of pumice and the optimum conditions for the bleaching process of crude palm oil with pumice as a bleacher. The research method consists of pumice activation, activated pumice characterization, degumming of crude palm oil, bleaching of crude palm oil, and analysis of processed palm oil. The results show that the metal oxide composition in activated pumice is dominated by silica (62.99%) and alumina (14.79%) and has a non-uniform pore size distribution. Optimum bleaching conditions are achieved when using 30% pumice and a bleaching temperature of 105 oC for 30 minutes. Under optimal bleaching conditions, pumice can reduce the color brightness level of crude palm oil from 600 to 125 mg/L Pt, or a bleaching power of 79.2%.https://journals.unisba.ac.id/index.php/ethos/article/view/3537bleachingcrude palm oilpumice
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bleaching
crude palm oil
pumice
title Characteristics of Pumice from Cicurug and Its Application as a Bleacher for Crude Palm Oil
title_full Characteristics of Pumice from Cicurug and Its Application as a Bleacher for Crude Palm Oil
title_fullStr Characteristics of Pumice from Cicurug and Its Application as a Bleacher for Crude Palm Oil
title_full_unstemmed Characteristics of Pumice from Cicurug and Its Application as a Bleacher for Crude Palm Oil
title_short Characteristics of Pumice from Cicurug and Its Application as a Bleacher for Crude Palm Oil
title_sort characteristics of pumice from cicurug and its application as a bleacher for crude palm oil
topic bleaching
crude palm oil
pumice
url https://journals.unisba.ac.id/index.php/ethos/article/view/3537
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