Zainuddin Muchtar, Gracella Sarumaha, Sri Adelila Sari, Siti Rahmah, Moondra Zubir
The purpose of this research is to synthesize biodegradable plastics from young coconut husk waste which is increasingly becoming a threat to the cleanliness of the urban environment. Cellulose from young coconut husk waste was first isolated and then carboxymethylated to produce carboxy methyl cellolose (CMC). Then the synthesized CMC was blended with chitosan and glycerol in a ratio of 1:1 to obtain biodegradable plastics. The results of XRD characterization shows that the structure of alpha cellulose, CMC and biodegradable plastics are crystallin. There is no significant difference in the crystal system but it's intensity are increase from alpha cellulose > CMC > biodegradable plastics. The bond angle, bond length and unit cell volume of the crystal system also change insignificantly. © 2022 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.
Chemistry Department, Universitas Negeri Medan, Jl. Willem Iskandar Pasar V , North Sumatra, Medan, 20221, Indonesia
