OPTIMALIZATION OF CHITIN REACTION PROCESS CONDITIONS INTO CHITOSAN FROM SCALLOP SHELLS (PLACUNA PLACENTA)

Authors

  • Kurnia Pratiwi Agustin Universitas Muhammadiyah Gresik
  • Benny Arif Pambudiarto Universitas Muhammadiyah Gresik

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30587/umgeshic.v1i2.3437

Keywords:

Placuna placenta, Scallop Shells, Chitosan

Abstract

In 2009, the total production of Placuna placenta reached 68.27 tons in central java. The implication of that is causing a pile of waste from shell which contain 14 – 35% of chitin. Chitin can be further processed into chitosan, a compound that has anti-bacterial properties, following 3 processes and one of them is the deacetylation process. The process is removing the acetyl group from chitin through a heating process with the addition of base at a high concentration. The results showed that optimum process obtained at temperature 750C and base concentration 70% W/V. Similar results were obtained for these results on 3 times repetation. In further, related research will use the following optimized process conditions.

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Published

2021-12-23

How to Cite

Agustin, K. P., & Pambudiarto, B. A. (2021). OPTIMALIZATION OF CHITIN REACTION PROCESS CONDITIONS INTO CHITOSAN FROM SCALLOP SHELLS (PLACUNA PLACENTA). Journal Universitas Muhammadiyah Gresik Engineering, Social Science, and Health International Conference (UMGESHIC), 1(2), 632–636. https://doi.org/10.30587/umgeshic.v1i2.3437