The study aims to investigate the possibility of processing copper metal (Cu2+) with activated carbon prepared from macadamia shell. Activated carbon is prepared from Macadamia shell by chemical agent H3PO4 with coke ratio: H3PO4 = 1:1, optimal temperature condition is 5000C and burning time is 60 minutes. Using the assumed Cu2+ metal treats materials in the laboratory with a concentration of 30ppm. The research to result ability material adsorbed Cu2+ metal achieve good performance 95.92% handle, corresponding to the concentration of Cu2+ reduced from 30 mg/l to 1.2mg/l in optimal conditions is pH = 4.5 , dosage 1.8g/l, time 30 minutes. The results showed that activated carbon prepared from macadamia husk with chemical agent H3PO4 was capable of treating copper metal in wastewater.

Survey of methylene orange wastewater treatment by activated carbon material prepared from macadamia husk with chemical activator H3PO4 shows that coal with the best methylene orange color treatment is achieved Optimal conditions such as pH = 5, coal dose 0.9 g/L and time 120 minutes. The results show that it is applicable to color wastewater treatment and the results are similar to other research results.