DOI: https://doi.org/10.14710/jil.24.4.910-916

Effectiveness of Combined Gravel and Silica Sand at Varying Contact Filtration Times for Coffee Processing Wastewater Pollutant Removal

1University of Jember, Indonesia

2Department of Agriculture, Politeknik Negeri Banyuwangi, Jalan Raya Jember - Banyuwangi Km. 13, Labanasem, Kecamatan Kabat, Kabupaten Banyuwangi, Jawa Timur, Indonesia 68461, Indonesia

3Program Study of Agro-Industrial Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, University of Jember, Indonesia

4 Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Borneo Tarakan, Indonesia

5 Department of Agriculture, University of Teuku Umar, Aceh, Indonesia

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Received: 11 Mar 2026; Revised: 20 Aug 2026; Accepted: 21 Aug 2026; Available online: 30 Aug 2026; Published: 1 Sep 2026.
Editor(s): Budi Warsito

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Variations in filtration media and hydraulic retention time are important factors in optimizing wastewater quality improvement. The objective of this study is to recommend the optimal height level of gravel and silica sand (SiO2) combination and contact time in physical treatment methods for improving the quality of coffee processing wastewater. Three height-level variations of the gravel–silica sand filtration media combination were tested, namely 10:5 cm (T1), 7.5:7.5 cm (T2), and 5:10 cm (T3), along with two flow rate variations of 5.5 mL/second and 9.5 mL/second. All treatments were conducted in three replications to determine the standard error of the experimental data. The best-performing treatment was a combination of 5 cm gravel and 10 cm silica sand (T3) at a flow rate of 5.5 mL/second, which reduced turbidity, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), ammonia (NH3), and phosphate (PO4) by 61.65±1.43%, 49.00±6.66%, 50.66±4.35%, 53.75±4.35%, and 76.99±4.54%, respectively, at a hydraulic retention time of 4 hours. The height level of the gravel and silica sand (SiO2) media, along with the optimum hydraulic retention time, had a positive effect on reducing pollutant content in coffee processing wastewater.

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Keywords: coffee wastewater processing; filtration; hydraulic retention times (HRT); physical treatment

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