Biodegradable Foam (Bio-foam) from Banana Weevil as an Environmentally Friendly Styrofoam Generation

Arsyad, Fitri Suryani and Royani, Idha (2022) Biodegradable Foam (Bio-foam) from Banana Weevil as an Environmentally Friendly Styrofoam Generation. Gravitasi, 21 (2). pp. 44-48. ISSN 14122375

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Abstract

A review has been carried out on the development of Biodegradable Foam (Bio-foam) with the main ingredient of Kepok banana weevil starch as a breakthrough in environmentally friendly food and beverage packaging while providing innovative solutions for the use of post-harvest banana weevil waste. Banana weevil bio-foam has some advantages that styrofoam does not have, the properties in question are biodegradable, strong against pressure, resistant to water and fire, smooth surface structure, and smaller pores and anti-microbial. Bio-foam is processed by the thermos-pressing method at the best temperature of 160°C with a pressure of 60 bar for 10 minutes. The best composition of bio-foam was obtained from several kinds of literature, including the ratio of banana cob starch and sepiolite fibre used of 60:40 with the addition of 10% v/v of PVA which was able to produce a smaller pore size of 0.2-1.0 m, strong pressure >4.02 MPa, melting point 166.50°C with a heat flow of -12.38 MW. The addition of 10% oregano essential oil in the pre-bio foam sample has lower water solubility and better mechanical resistance, as well as having a more effective ability to resist Salmonella (gram-negative bacteria) and L. Monocytogenes (gram-positive bacteria). Banana weevil bio-foamcan be completely degraded after two months faster than styrofoam which takes approximately 80 years

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics > QC1-999 Physics
Divisions:	08-Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science > 45201-Physics (S1)
Depositing User:	Dr Idha Royani
Date Deposited:	19 Jun 2023 22:44
Last Modified:	19 Jun 2023 22:44
URI:	http://repository.unsri.ac.id/id/eprint/110567

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