Open AccessThe characteristics of membrane chitosan from Mytilus sp and potential used in water treatment
Author(s) -
S. Sinardi,
A S Iyrani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/737/1/012011
Subject(s) - chitosan , demineralization , membrane , mytilus , chemistry , water treatment , chemical engineering , materials science , organic chemistry , biochemistry , environmental engineering , biology , composite material , ecology , enamel paint , engineering
The membrane is one of the effective separation technologies used in water treatment. The membranes from natural materials an alternative eco-friendly. One of the membranes used in water treatment is a chitosan membrane. This study aims to produce membranes from green mussel shells ( Mytilus sp. ), beginning with making chitosan and characterizing chitosan. Chitosan was produced from No and Meyers method with some modification through 3 subsequent processes i.e. deproteination, demineralization, and deacetylation. Chitosan characteristics affect the ability of chitosan to become a membrane. Chitosan characterization includes the degree of deacetylation and molecular mass. The characteristics of chitosan are the degree of deacetylation was 88.23% and the analysis of FTIR on chitosan which has a functional group of NH and OH. The results of the characterization of the chitosan membrane obtained can be used as a reference in determining the optimum concentration of chitosan membranes in water treatment.