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PREPARASI KARBON BERPORI DARI LIMBAH AMPAS KOPI SEBAGAI MATRIKS PADA PEMBUATAN SLOW RELEASE FERTILIZER Diana Diana; Nur Indah Fajar Mukti; Fakhri Fachreza; Irfansyah Irfansyah
Eksergi Vol 17, No 1 (2020)
Publisher : Prodi Teknik Kimia, Fakultas Teknologi Industri, UPN "Veteran" Yogyakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31315/e.v17i1.3097

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Urea is one of the fertilizers that are widely used in agriculture. However, the absorption efficiency of urea for plants is currently only around 30%. Therefore, to increase its absorption in plants it is necessary to control the release of urea by making it a Slow Release Fertilizer (SRF) fertilizer. The use of SRF is expected to control the release of nutrients according to the time and amount needed by plants. Natural material which has the potential as a matrix of SRF fertilizer is coffee grounds waste. This research produces carbon from coffee pulp waste which can be used as a matrix in the manufacture of urea SRF fertilizer. With the addition of a matrix of coffee carbon is expected to slow the rate of release of urea into nature. So that the process of absorption of urea into plants will be more leverage. Coffee pulp was pyrolysed with pyrolysis temperature variation (400 - 600oC) using ZnCl2 as activator. The iodine number value of coffee grounds carbon produced decreases with increasing temperature. The addition of carbon coffee grounds can inhibit the release of urea from 81.5% to 26% for 30 days.
Synthesis and Characterization of Microcellulose from Red Algae Gracillaria longissima and Its Effect on the Properties of Composite Films from Avocado Seed Starch Muvika Putri Puspitasari; Ifa Puspasari; Diana Diana; Yulirohyami Yulirohyami
ALCHEMY Jurnal Penelitian Kimia Vol 21, No 2 (2025): September
Publisher : UNIVERSITAS SEBELAS MARET (UNS)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20961/alchemy.21.2.97299.414-423

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Red algae are abundant worldwide, and in recent years, their use to make more valuable products has grown significantly. The present study used red algae Gracillaria longissima as raw material to produce microcrystalline cellulose to strengthen avocado seed-based film. Microcrystalline cellulose was obtained by chemically treating the red algae with alkali, bleaching, and acid hydrolysis. The rough and irregularly shaped microcrystalline cellulose was successfully isolated at the micrometric scale with an average particle size of 44.1 μm. The as-extracted microcrystalline cellulose was used as filler to produce avocado seed-based composite films with improved tensile and barrier properties. Adding 4 wt% microcrystalline cellulose into the avocado seed matrix increased tensile strength by 152% and reduced elongation by 63%. Additionally, the barrier properties of avocado seed composite films were similar to those of cellulose derivatives utilized in food packaging. Adding 4 wt% microcrystalline cellulose into the avocado seed matrix reduced the water vapor transmission rate by 43% of the neat starch value. Considering these findings, microcrystalline cellulose-containing starch film is suggested as a biodegradable substitute for applications in food packaging.