UTILIZATION OF ALUMINUM BEVERAGE WASTE AS PRODUCER
OF HYDROGEN GAS USING CATALYST SODIUM HYDROXIDE
(NaOH) OR CALIUM HYDROXIDE (KOH)
a. introduction
The current global environment demands a
better level of environmental quality,
encouraging various energy experts to
develop more environmentally friendly
energy by replacing fossil fuels into
renewable energy materials and supporting
guaranteed sustainable supply.
The results of the study are expected to be
able to overcome several problems related
to the use of petroleum. Wrong one form
of renewable energy that is of great
concern today many countries, especiallyin
developed countries are hydrogen.
Hydrogen is projected by many countries it
will fuel a more friendly
future environment and efficient. Where
the energy supply produced is very
clean because it only produces moisture as
emissions during the process.
Hydrogen gas cannot be mined but must
be produced. Alternative this can be done
by using an electrolysis process using
water with photo reactions of oxynitride
catalysis (Recommend Maeda, 2006) or
process electrolysis using a solid oxide
catalyst (Zangkkk, 2010).
Method hydrogen production from
biomass includes biological methods
(Claassendkk, 2010) and chemistry
(Kırtay, 2011).
Hydrogen production can also be done
by steam reforming from hydrocarbons
(Pencovadkk, 2011).
In addition, hydrogen can resulting from
the reaction of metals and water with the
help of a catalyst. One of them is the
hydrogen produced from alumi nium
metal reacted with distilled water using a
NaOH or KOH catalyst. At present, the
use of aluminum is increasing. One of the
uses aluminum in the soft drink industry
where aluminum is used as packaging of
soft drinks (soft drinks). Ordinary
aluminum mixed to add mechanical
properties and strength, such as aluminum
foil and beverage cans contain about 92-
99% of the remaining aluminum,
namely copper, zinc, magnesia,
manganese, silica and other metals with
levels little percent (Zamani, 2014).
Utilization of beverage can waste for a
material to produce energy has not been
done much. Even though aluminum
beverage cans are waste enough can be
processed into hydrogen gas. In this study,
the author take research on beverage cans
waste that are often found as well has a lot
of aluminum content found in pocari sweat
cans.
According to Siregar's research (2010),
both acid and catalyst catalysts neutral
cannot produce hydrogen gas. Instead by
using strong base catalyst, both NaOH and
KOH give higher hydrogen yields.
b. Materials and Methods
The tools used in this study are measuring
and closing flasks, measuring cups ,
magnetic stirred, hotplate stirred,
scissors, hoses, analytical scales, spatulas,
reactor tubes, hydrogen storage flasks,
static.
Reaction time is maintained with
200 rpm stirring . Hydrogen gas
collection used pumpkin filled silicone oil
placed on the scales. Aluminum is
inserted into the reactor tube together with
the stirred bar, and prepares the stopwatch
to calculate the hydrogen gas produced
while injecting the NAOH or KOH
solution into the reactor tube.
Calculate how much hydrogen gas is
produced in a retention time of 5-10
seconds until the scale is stable.

Materials used in research in i is waste

cans Pocari Sweat, aquadest
NaOH or KOH, silicone oil .

Work procedures

The Process of Making Hydrogen

Gas Waste beverage cans with the cleaned
Pocari Sweat brand the paint using
sandpaper. After removing the paint, the
beverage can is likened to the size of
the paper jarand weighed by the sample
weight 0.02 gr.

Then a solution of NaOH or KOH is made

with concentration respectively 1M, 2M,
3M, 4M . At this stage each can is cut it is
put in a measuring flaskcontaining NaOH
solution with concentration each 1M, 2M,
3M, 4M.

Then closed the mouth measuring

flask using a cover. The temperature used
is room temperature 25˚ C. reaction used a
water bath as the cooling medium.