SMART FILTERING SYSTEM BASED ON COOKING OIL MICROCONTROLLER AS A HEALTHY SOLUTION FOR FRIED TRADERS ON THE ROADSIDE

Abstract

Cooking oil is one of the basic human needs as a means of processing foodstuffs. The need for cooking oil is increasing along with the increasing population in Indonesia, so that the used cooking oil produced is also increasing. The fact that has happened so far is that most street food vendors use cooking oil over and over again, even until the oil runs out. Even though the cooking oil is no longer suitable for use and will have an impact on health if it is still consumed. Purification of used cooking oil can be done by adsorption process using an adsorbent to maintain the quality of the oil so that it can be reused. The adsorption process is carried out by adding the adsorbent and mixing it into the oil then stirred and filtered. The most widely used adsorbent is activated charcoal. Activated charcoal is one of the advanced products of shell charcoal which has a relatively high economic value, which is about 10 times the economic value of charcoal. Based on the explanation above, the author took the initiative to develop a prototype of cooking oil purification using natural absorbent materials that are ergonomic for the community, in addition to oil purifiers, this tool will also be equipped with sensors that will help traders to get what they want. level of clarity through the circulation process controlled via the Arduino Mega 2560.