Potential of cocoa pod husk (Theobroma cacao L.) for seawater desalination

Abstract

The accessibility of clean water on the planet is extremely restricted. Therefore, the solution to obtain clean water is strongly required. Desalination using cacao pod husk activated carbon is one of method to obtain the clean water from seawater. This study aims to analyze the potential of activated carbon from cocoa pod husk for the seawater desalination. The utilization of activated carbon as a desalination medium can reduce the content of chloride, sodium, sulfate, hardness, and total dissolved solid in seawater. Hence, the activated carbon from the cocoa pod husk has the potential to be used for desalination or pretreatment medium in the desalination process.