EVERGREEN

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Synthesis of Biodegradable Tissue Paper Comprised of Cellulose Isolated from Rice Straw Waste and Chitosan: Characterizations and The Effect of Chitosan Concentrations

Eny Kusrini1, Pael Desen Thesa Lonika1, Denisa Restu Erminda1, Anwar Usman2, Lee Wilson3, Ponky Ivo4, Suyanti Suyanti5
1Chemical Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
2Chemistry, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam
3Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
4Research Center for Electronic, BRIN, Indonesia
5Research Center for Mining Technology, National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia
Evergreen, Vol. 12, Iss. 02, pp. 863–872, 2025
DOI: 10.5109/7363480
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Received: September 24, 2024 | Revised: March 07, 2025 | Accepted: May 02, 2025 | Published: June 2025
Abstract
In this study, environmentally friendly biodegradable tissue paper (BTP) based on commercial chitosan and cellulose from rice straw waste (RSW) has been prepared. The chitosan composition was varied of 2-5% (w/v), resulting in BTP with properties which fullfil the requirements for the standardized tissue papers SNI 0103:2008. The appearance of BTP is clean, soft, and not perforated, but its color is slightly yellow and does not fade. The BTP products have high water absorption properties in the range of 68–72 mm, respectively, which is much higher than the standard value (30 mm) of tissue paper.
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Cellulose ; Chitosan ; Biodegradable tissue paper ; Rice straw waste ; SNI 0103:2008 method toilet tissue paper
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