Manufacturing Of Tissue: The Effect Of Material And Amount Of Chitosan And Starch

Tisu umumnya digunakan sebagai kebutuhan pribadi dalam kehidupan. Penggundulan hutan yang disebabkan produksi tisu menjadi masalah besar. Masyarakat peduli dengan solusi untuk menyalamatkan dunia dari global warming. Solusi dari masalah ini adalah mencari bahan baku alternative yang mengandung selulosa untuk memproduksi tisu yaitu kulit pisang dan kulit durian yang mengandung selulosa 50-60% untuk durian, dan kulit pisang 60-65%. Empat langkah dalam proses memproduksi tisu. Langkah pertama dilakukan dengan pengeringan untuk mengurangi kadar air dalam bahan. Proses kedua adalah pembuatan pulp dengan senyawa NaOH. Ketiga, proses pemutihan menggunakan H2O2. Keempat, jumlah kitosandan pati yangdirancang dengan perbandingan berat 1:1sebanyak 1;1,5;2;2,5;3 gram masing-masing dalam 50 mesh di campurkan dengan 30 gram bahan. Kualitas tisu cocok untuk produksi dalam skala besar. Kondisi optimal berkisar 1,5 hingga 3 gram dimana kualitas memenuhi standart tisu sesuai dengan SNI 0103:2008. Tissue is commonly used as personal needs in life. Deforestation due to tissue production is big issue. People are concerned with the solution to save the world from the global warming. The solution of this problem can be done by changing wood as raw material to alternative material containing cellulose for producing tissue. This research studied the production of tissue from alternative raw materials are banana peel and durian peel, containing cellulose 60-65% for durian, and 50-60% banana. There were four steps in the process of producing the tissue. The first step was drying pretreatment to decrease the water contain. The second process was chemical pulping with addition of chemical compound NaOH. Third, bleaching process using H2O2. Fourth, sheeting with designed amount of chitosan and starch with the ratio 1:1 weight as much as 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 grams respectively in 50 mesh, mixed in 30 grams of peel. The quality of the tissue was suitable for tissue production in the large scale. The optimum conditions were achieved at the weight range of 1.5- 3 grams where the quality met the standard tissue according SNI 0103:2008