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Journal : Journal Of Chemical Process Engineering

Pengaruh Variasi Sumber Nitrogen pada Produksi Selulosa Bakteri dari Limbah Kulit Pisang Panjaitan, Jabosar Ronggur Hamonangan; Wibowo, Adhitia
Journal of Chemical Process Engineering Vol. 7 No. 2 (2022): Journal of Chemical Process Engineering
Publisher : Fakultas Teknologi Industri - Universitas Muslim Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33536/jcpe.v7i2.793

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Pisang merupakan salah satu komoditas tanaman pangan yang paling banyak dikonsumsi masyarakat Indonesia sehingga mengakibatkan meningkatnya limbah kulit pisang. Limbah kulit pisang memiliki banyak kandungan yang masih belum dimanfaatkan. Salah satu produk yang dapat diproduksi dengan bahan baku limbah kulit pisang adalah selulosa bakteri atau nata. Pada penelitian ini akan diteliti pengaruh pemberian bahan alami yang mengandung nitrogen seperti tauge, santan kelapa dan urea dalam pertumbuhan bakteri Acetobacter xylinum untuk menghasilkan bakteri selulosa dari bahan baku kulit pisang. Dari hasil penelitian diperoleh urea sebagai sumber nitrogen alami memberikan hasil produksi nata yang paling tinggi pada waktu fermentasi 10 hari dengan nilai rendemen 46,90%, kadar air 17,38%, dan berat natanya 190,18 gram. Sedangkan sumber nitrogen alami dari santan kelapa dengan waktu fermentasi 5 hari memberikan hasil nata yang paling rendah dengan nilai rendemen 6,53%, kadar air 51,72%, dan berat natanya 5,57 gram. Fermentasi selulosa bakteri selama 10 hari menghasilkan selulosa yang paling tinggi dibandingkan dengan 5 hari.
Comparison of Paper Waste Hydrolysis Using Potassium Hydroxide From Empty Palm Fruit Bunch Ash and Commercial Potassium Hydroxide Panjaitan, Jabosar Ronggur Hamonangan; Riziq, Annisa Zahara; Fadhila, Syalsa; Sanjaya, Andri; Alhanif, Misbahudin
Journal of Chemical Process Engineering Vol. 9 No. 2 (2024): Journal of Chemical Process Engineering
Publisher : Fakultas Teknologi Industri - Universitas Muslim Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33096/jcpe.v9i2.1225

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Paper waste is one type of waste that is quite abundant. Effective processing of paper waste can be done using hydrolysis process because this process can decompose lignocellulose compounds in paper waste into simpler compound such as glucose and other derivative products. Hydrolysis process was generally carried out using chemical catalysts such as acids, bases and enzymes. In this study, paper waste hydrolysis was investigated using base catalysts such as potassium hydroxide (KOH) from palm oil empty fruit bunches (POEFB) ash and commercial KOH. The research stages began with the preparation of POEFB ash, KOH production from POEFB ash, paper waste preparation, and the hydrolysis process of paper waste using KOH from POEFB ash and commercial KOH. This study uses variations in hydrolysis time were carried out to evaluate the hydrolysis conversion. Based on the research, it was showed that KOH catalyst from POEFB ash contain potassium compounds in the form of 5.87% potassium oxide (K2O) and 31.45% potassium carbonate (K2CO3). Comparison of catalyst performance between KOH catalyst from POEFB ash and commercial KOH catalyst showed that commercial KOH catalyst was better than KOH catalyst from POEFB ash. The effect of hydrolysis reaction time was directly proportional to the conversion value that the highest conversion was 12.11% at 90 minutes using commercial KOH catalyst.