Penjernihan Limbah Minyak Jelantah Menggunakan Kulit Pisang Kepok

Penjernihan minyak jelantah dilaksanakan di Dusun Secang, Serang dan Pereng, Desa Sendangsari, Kecamatan Pengasih, Kabupaten Kulonprogo. Tujuan pengabdian untuk memberikan solusi pemanfaatan limbah minyak jelantah dan kulit pisang kepok. Metode yang digunakan dalam kegiatan KKN PPM ini adalah : (1) sosialisasi pencemaran air tanah akibat pembuangan minyak jelantah, (2) sosialisasi pemanfaatan kulit pisang kepok, (3) pelatihan penjernihan minyak jelantah, dan (4) pelatihan pembuatan sabun souvenir menggunakan hasil penjernihan limbah minyak jelantah. Selain itu dilakukan evaluasi yang kemudian diperoleh kesimpulan yakni keberadaan limbah minyak jelantah jika diolah secara tepat dapat dimanfaatkan menjadi barang bernilai ekonomis salah satunya sabun souvenir. Kata kunci: limbah minyak jelantah, kulit pisang Abstract The activity of waste cooking oil purification was carried out in Secang, Serang, and Pereng Hamlets, Sendangsari Village, Pengasih Sub-District, Kulon Progo District. The purpose of the community service is to provide solutions for waste cooking oil and kepok banana peels. The method used in this Community Service-Community Empowerment Learning (KKN-PPM) activity was by: (1) socialization on groundwater pollution due to the disposal of used cooking oil, (2) socialization on the utilization of kepok banana peels, (3) cooking oil purification training, and (4) training on soap souvenir making using the results of waste cooking oil purification. In addition, an evaluation was carried out which then concludes that the presence of waste cooking oil when processed properly can be used as economic value items, one of them is soap souvenir. Key words: waste cooking oil, banana peels