The Concentration Of Sorbitol On Bioplastic Cellulose Based Carrageenan

Waste On Biodegradability And Mechanical Properties Bioplastic

M D Arief1, A S Mubarak2,3 and D Y Pujiastuti2

1
Fisheries Product Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine, Universitas Airlangga,
Kampus C Unair, Jl. Mulyorejo Surabaya 60115, East Java, Indonesia
2
Department of Marine, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine, Universitas Airlangga,
Kampus C Unair, Jl. Mulyorejo Surabaya 60115, East Java, Indonesia
3
Corresponding author: shofy.ua@gmail.com

Abstract. Synthetic plastic waste is the cause of environmental pollution. Therefore, innovation
is needed in the manufacture of plastics using renewable raw materials, namely bioplastics.
Bioplastics can be made from carrageenan industrial waste because they have a high cellulose
content. Bioplastics it is necessary to add sorbitol plasticizer to affect the biodegradability and
mechanical properties. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of sorbitol
concentration on bioplastics cellulose based from carrageenan waste on biodegradability and to
determine the best sorbitol concentration in the bioplastics cellulose to meet biodegradation
standards and mechanical properties. This research is experimental in biodegradability testing by
adding sorbitol (0, 3, 6, 9, 12 ml) to bioplastics and literature study on the mechanical properties
of bioplastics. The experimental study used ANOVA data analysis and continued with DMRT.
The results of this study indicated that the effect of sorbitol concentration had an effect on the
biodegradability of bioplastics (P <0.05) with the highest value of 58.68 ± 0.90% for 7 days at
concentration of 12 ml. Based on the literature review, the sorbitol concentration in bioplastics
cellulose that meets biodegradation standards and the mechanical properties of bioplastics is 3
ml.

Keywords: Bioplastic, Carrageenan Waste, Plasticizer, Sorbitol