Production of Environmentally Bioplastics As Packaging Materials For Teaching Factory Products at State Polytechnic of Jember

Abstract

Plastic waste ranks second in the environmental pollution in 35 major cities in Indonesia. Currently, one of the policies that are the main focus of research is green technology (go green) and green economy, with an emphasis on low carbon accompanied by indicators of pollution reduction as the performance target of activities. Following up on this policy, research was conducted to replace plastics with bioplastics using the main raw material of rice straw which had been dignified with 30% ethanol for 2 hours at 75°C which was then added with glycerol, CMC, and chitosan with certain formulations as well as a fermentation process using L. plantarum. The determination of product characterization is using SEM, XRD Spectra, tensile test, and biodegradation. The research results will be used as packaging material for Polije’ s teaching factory products. Preliminary research results indicate that the greater the concentration of chitosan used, the smaller the swelling percentage and can inhibit bioplastic damage, but the resulting product becomes stiff. Products made with formulations determined based on observations using SEM can produce a fairly even morphology of bioplastics with a starch:cellulose ratio of 1:1.5 resulting in a tensile test of 3.47 Mpa and a strain of 4.8%. The product has been tested to be degraded by 95% within 11 days. Products made with formulations determined based on observations using SEM can produce a fairly even morphology of bioplastics with a starch:cellulose ratio of 1:1.5 resulting in a tensile test of 3.47 Mpa and a strain of 4.8%. The product has been tested to be degraded by 95% within 11 days. Products made with formulations determined based on observations using SEM can produce a fairly even morphology of bioplastics with a starch:cellulose ratio of 1:1.5 resulting in a tensile test of 3.47 Mpa and a strain of 4.8%. The product has been tested to be degraded by 95% within 11 days.