TY  - JOUR
T1  - Synthesis of Biocomposite of Kappa Carrageenan and Polyvinyl Alcohol for Bioplastic
AU  - Sambudi, Nonni Soraya
AU  - Nova, Chaterine Lovy Sarah
AU  - Radini, Fitri Ayu
PY  - 2025
DA  - August
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.55549/epstem.1755607
JF  - The Eurasia Proceedings of Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics
JO  - EPSTEM
PB  - ISRES Publishing
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2602-3199
SP  - 377
EP  - 387
VL  - 34
LA  - en
AB  - This research investigates the effect of incorporating kappa carrageenan and chitosan intobiocomposites composed made from kappa carrageenan and polyvinyl alcohol, crosslinked with glutaraldehyde.The objective is to characterize the resulting biocomposites films and determine the optimal formulation basedon mechanical properties and swelling behavior. The film were fabricated using the solution casting method,with varying concentrations of kappa carrageenan (3%, 4%, and 5% w/v) and chitosan (1.32%, 1.76%, and 2.2%w/v). Characterization was performed using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), water absorptiontesting, tensile strength analysis, and elongation measurements. The results showed that the addition of kappacarrageenan improved water resistance and tensile strength. Most biocomposite film samples met the NationalStandard for tensile strength in bioplastic applications, except for the formulations containing 3% kappacarrageenan with 1.76% chitosan and 5% kappa carrageenan with 2.2% chitosan, which did not meet thestandard.
KW  - Biocomposites
KW  - Kappa carrageenan
KW  - Solution casting
KW  - Chitosan
CR  - Sambudi, N.S., Nova, C.L.S., & Radini, F.A., (2025). Synthesis of Biocomposite of Kappa Carragenan and Polyvinyl Alcohol for Bioplastic. The Eurasia Proceedings of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (EPSTEM), 34, 377-387.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.55549/epstem.1755607
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/5110861
ER  -