Ecofriendly coaster or packaging candidate from lemongrass essential oil waste
Richard Reynchak Tanduwuya, Arliani Sukma, Paramita Jaya Ratri*, Azis Adharis, Syifa Asatyas

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Computer Universitas Pertamina

Abstract

Lemongrass plants is spread all over the country, Indonesia. Lemongrass is one of the commodities that has the potential to be developed for both as a food ingredient and as an industrial raw material. As a food ingredient, lemongrass is widely used as a spice in some processed foods. Supporting green chemistry campaign, the lemongrass waste from steam processed was transform into ecofriendly coaster or packaging which varies in composition of chitosan, glycerol, tapioca, and recycled paper pulp. In this study, mechanical properties and thermal degradability of the eco-friendly coaster or packaging candidate are studied by Universal Testing Machine and Thermogravimetry Analysis.

Keywords: lemongrass waste, ecofriendly packaging, ecofriendly coaster,

Topic: Polymer Chemistry & Bio-based Materials