TUGAS AKHIR ATK

(AZAS TEKNIK KIMIA)

Shahnaz Putri Isnaini
1941420083
PROBLEM 9.26
 The most economic method of sewage wastewater treatment is bacterial digestion. As an
intermediate step in the conversion of organic nitrogen to nitrates, it is reported that the
Nitrosomonas bacteria cells metabolize ammonium compounds into cell tissue and expel
nitrite as a by – product by the following overall reaction :

 5CO₂ + 55NH₄+ + 76O₂ → C₅H₇O₂ (tissue) + 54NO₂- + 5H₂O + 109H+

 If 20.000 kg of wastewater containing 5% ammonium ions by weight flows through a

septic tank inoculated with the bacteria, how many kilograms of cell tiissue are produced,
provided that 95% nh4 is consumed?

CO₂ & O₂

NH4+ = 5% C₅H₇O₂N
Feed = 20.000 Kg

H₂O
NO₂-
H+
Ditanya:
Massa tissue yang dihasilkan jika 95% NH4+ bereaksi (digunakan)

Massa NH4+ masuk

x 20.000 kg = 1.000 kg → = = 55,55 kgmol

5 CO2 + 55 NH4+ + 76 H2 → C5H7O2 N(tissue) + 54 NO2- + 52 H2O + 109 H+

Yang bereaksi dengan 95% ammonium

x 55,55 kgmol = 52,7725 kgmol

Mencari mol tissue yang dihasilkan

C5H7O2 N : 55 NH4+ →

Perbandingan koefisien

1 : 55 → x 52,7725 kgmol = 0,9595 kgmol

Mol → Massa = Mol x Mr
= 0,9595 x C5H7O2N
= 0,9595 x (Ar C.5+Ar H.7+Ar O.2 +Ar N)
= 0,9595 x ( 12.5 + 1.7 + 16.2 + 14)
= 0,9595 x (60+7+32+14)
= 0,9595 kgmol x 113 kg/kgmol
= 108,4235 kg C5H7O2N