Jurnal Teknik Kimia USU
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2012): Jurnal Teknik Kimia USU

PENGARUH BIODEGRADASI DENGAN TEKNIK PENANAMAN TERHADAP PRODUK LATEKS KARET ALAM BERPENGISI TEPUNG KULIT PISANG YANG DIPUTIHKAN DENGAN HIDROGEN PEROKSIDA

Erick Kamil (Departemen Teknik Kimia, Fakultas Teknik Universitas Sumatera Utara)
Emelya Khoesoema (Departemen Teknik Kimia, Fakultas Teknik Universitas Sumatera Utara)
Hamidah Harahap (Departemen Teknik Kimia, Fakultas Teknik Universitas Sumatera Utara)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Dec 2012

Abstract

Natural rubber latex products filled with bleached banana skin powder were identified by burying samples in soil. Soil burial was carried out by adding NPK fertilizer and without fertilizer. One of the tests which was carried out was weight loss calculation. Weight loss calculation showed that natural rubber latex products filled with bleached banana skin powder biodegraded faster than natural rubber latex products without filler. The addition of fertilizer also contributed to biodegradability of samples. The other test was FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) test. The results of FTIR test showed there were structure changes in natural rubber latex which indicated natural rubber latex had been biodegraded.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jtk

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Subject

Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Bioengineering Chemistry Environmental Science Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Materials Science & Nanotechnology

Description

Jurnal Teknik Kimia USU merupakan jurnal elektronik yang mempublikasikan karya ilmiah di bidang teknik kimia yang diterbitkan oleh Departemen Teknik Kimia, Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Sumatera Utara. Jurnal ini tidak terbatas pada mahasiswa dan dosen Universitas Sumatera Utara, tetapi terbuka untuk ...