# Improving Degradation Ability of Composite Starch/Chitosan by Additional Pineapple Leaf Microfibers for Food Packaging Applications
> Mutmainna I.

URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/improving-degradation-ability-of-composite-starchchitosan-by-additional-pineappl
Jurnal / Konferensi: Iop Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering
Tahun terbit: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/593/1/012024
ISSN: 17578981
Citations: 15

## Authors
- Mutmainna I.

## Abstract
Abstract Structural, mechanical properties, and bonding characteristic of plastic bio-composites (starch/chitosan) with an additional Pineapple leaf microfibers (PLM) for 3%, 6% and 9% were carried out by using X-Ray diffraction (XRD), tensile strength test, and Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR) spectroscopy, respectively. The value of tensile strength shows highest for plastic bi-composite with 9% PLM and also XRD spectra shows the amorphous phase with new structure was formed for all bio-composite + PLM. FTIR spectra shows the strong bonding formation as the effect of PLM indicated by increase the intensity of C-H and C=C bond with increasing the amount of PLM. From the biodegradation test shows the PLM strongly influenced to the degradation ability of bio-composite and the highest is for 9% PLM (>80% ). In addition, the lowest browning index is about 37.5% for bio-composite with additional 9% PLM which was determined by using fresh cherry ( Muntingia calabura. L ). It’s indicated that the plastic bio-composite with an additional PLM shows high potentials for new food packaging applications.

## Keywords
- Composite number
- Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
- Ultimate tensile strength
- Materials science
- Starch
- Food packaging
- Composite material
- Biodegradation
- Amorphous solid
- Chitosan
- Chemical engineering
- Chemistry
- Food science
- Organic chemistry
- Engineering

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