Optimization of Biohydrogen Production from Vinasse and Cow Manure Using the Response Surface Method (RSM)

Abstract

The problem of greenhouse gas emissions and the energy crisis experienced by countries in the world, including Indonesia, makes it necessary to develop alternative energy. Biohydrogen from biomass waste can be the best alternative to overcome this problem because it is a clean energy and is capable of producing high energy. This research was carried out with the aim of analyzing the increase in biohydrogen production using the anaerobic fermentation method with a nanomaterial catalyst. The test material in this study was a volatile solid which was analyzed using the gravimetric method. The experimental design used to determine optimum conditions is the Response Surface Method (RSM). The variable used in this research is the ratio between the cow manure and vinasse raw material with variations of 1:1, 1:2, and 1:3. The other variables used are pH with variations of 6.7 and 8. Based on the test results, it is known that the optimum conditions for the variable ratio of cow feces to banana peel waste and pH are 1:3 (the variable ratio of cow feces to banana peel waste) and variations pH 6 (variable pH) with a total volatile solid of 100 mg/L. The addition of nickel-based nanomaterial also has a significant effect on the volatile solid content, where the volatile solid content without the addition of nanomaterial is 42.62 g/L, while with the addition of the volatile solid nanomaterial produced is 100.92 g/L.