Open AccessBiodegradable Mulch Based on Cellulose of Cornhusk with Addition Anti UV-Tinuvin
Author(s) -
F A Hernawan,
Firda Aulya Syamani,
Mersi Kurniati
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1491/1/012051
Subject(s) - cellulose , hemicellulose , plasticizer , mulch , degradation (telecommunications) , lignin , pulp and paper industry , extraction (chemistry) , biodegradation , materials science , dyeing , chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , composite material , agronomy , computer science , biology , engineering , telecommunications
Plastics generally cause global-scale problems because they cannot be degraded into the environment and causing a build-up of plastic waste. Biodegradable plastic material can be an alternative to solve the problem because of its nature which is easily naturally degraded by microorganisms. One of the natural wastes that can be utilized to become fillers in plastic mulch so it is more easily degraded is cornhusk because its utilization is still limited and cornhusk has high cellulose content. In this study, the extraction of cellulose was carried out on cornhusk to obtain cellulose by the alkali method. There was a decreased in hemicellulose and lignin levels, which indicated that the extraction process was quite successful. Then in the process of making biodegradable mulch films, Tinuvin P was added as an anti-UV agent and oleic acid was carried out as plasticizer and with several variations. The results show that the addition of anti-UV agent P and addition of oleic acid reduces the mechanical properties of biodegradable mulch and can control the rate of degradation of the biodegradable mulch film.