Production of potassium hydroxide from banana peels

dc.contributor.author	Owomugisha, Lishian
dc.date.accessioned	2023-01-17T10:35:13Z
dc.date.available	2023-01-17T10:35:13Z
dc.date.issued	2022-10
dc.description	Research project report submitted to the department of chemistry, Makerere University in a partial fulfilment of the award of bachelor's degree in industrial chemistry	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This study takes a look at making use banana peels for the production of potassium hydroxide (KOH). Combustion of banana peels into ashes was done to enhance the extraction of potassium carbonate from the ashes. The potassium carbonate was caustified into potassium hydroxide by reacting it with calcium hydroxide to precipitate carbonates as calcium carbonate. The produced potassium hydroxide had a concentration of 2.520gdm-3 with purity of 84.89%. Potassium hydroxide was then characterized so that it can be compared with commercially produced potassium hydroxide and was found to have similar characteristics in terms of physical appearance, pH, purity and melting point.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Owomugisha, L. (2022).Production of potassium hydroxide from banana peels. (MakUD) (Unpublished undergraduate dissertation) Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/14329
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Lishian Owomugisha	en_US
dc.subject	Banana peels	en_US
dc.subject	Potassium hydroxide	en_US
dc.title	Production of potassium hydroxide from banana peels	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US