Kevin Cleary Wanta¹, Alexander William Prijadi¹, Himawan Tri Bayu Murti Petrus², Arifudin Idrus³, Iga Trisnawati⁴, Agus Saptoro⁵, and Ratna Frida Susanti¹This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

¹Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Parahyangan Catholic University, Jl. Ciumbuleuit 94, Bandung, 40141, Indonesia

²Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Grafika No. 2, Kampus UGM, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia

³Department of Geological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Grafika No. 2, Kampus UGM, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia

⁴Polytechnic Institute of Nuclear Technology, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Babarsari Kotak POB 6101/YKBB, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 55281

⁵Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University Malaysia, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia

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