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Agus Didit Haryanto
Departement Geoscience, Faculty of Geological Engineering, Universitas Padjadjaran
Earth & Planetary Sciences Engineering

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The Face Mask Waste Recycling Generated During Covid-19 Pandemic In Indonesia Ahmad Helman Hamdani; Agus Didit Haryanto
Journal of Geological Sciences and Applied Geology Vol 5, No 2 (2021): Journal of Geological Science and Applied Geology
Publisher : Faculty of Geological Engineering, Universitas Padjadjaran

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24198/gsag.v5i2.34996

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In Indonesia, the COVID-19 disease has developed rapidly as found on April 20, 2021, there were 1,614,849 positive cases of Covid-19. The increase in cases of the coronavirus has resulted in an increase in the amount of medical waste during the Covid-19. The most common medical waste is face masks, both from hospitals and households. This increase in medical waste will cause environmental damage or health problems.  "A viable solution for reducing the impact of face mask waste on health and the environment is to recycle the face mask mechanically, chemically, and thermally. The proximate, ultimate, FTIR analysis and hardness testing have been carried out to obtain the potential for recycled products. The test results show that carbon ( C ) and volatile matter  (VM)are found in large quantities; polypropylene content is a detected type of plastic. Thus, recycled products can generate potential as a source of renewable energy, cement replacement materials, pipes, packaging materials.. Besides being able to produce new products, this process can also eliminate viruses.
Co-Authors Ahmad Helman Hamdani