Pemanfaatan Serat Lidah Mertua (Agave Angustifolia Haw) dan Kulit Pisang Sebagai Bahan Baku Pembuatan Kertas

Abstract

Research on the use of Agave Angustifolia Haw Fiber and Banana Peels as Raw Material for Making Paper has been done. Pulping process was conducted with chemical alkali methods aiming to obtain an alternative raw material for paper and determine the influence of variations in the composition of a mixture of Agave Angustifolia Haw pulp and banana peels. Variations of the mixture, namely: (0 : 100)%; (20 : 80)%; (40 : 60)%; (60 : 40)%; (80 : 20)%; (100 : 0)%. Physical properties and mechanical testing is done is to measure the thickness of paper and paper mass, calculate grammage and density, to test the tensile resistance and tearing resistance test. Agave Angustifolia Haw fibers and cooked banana peels 2,5% NaOH at a temperature of 110oC, then performed using H2O2 bleaching process, and then dried. Once the pulp is mixed according to the composition of the mixture has been determined. The best composition of a mixture of Agave Angustifolia Haw pulp and banana peels that is at Agave Angustifolia Haw pulp 100% and 0% banana peels in which the composition has a grammage 92,0 gr/m2 and tearing resistance 1331,16 mN in accordance with standart SNI 14-0115-1998 as kraft paper for food wrapping with grammage value of 90 gr/m2 and min tearing resistance 1123 mN.