Preparation of Bioplastics from Pineapple Peel Nata and Rice Washing Water
Year: 2023

Bioplastics are plastics made from natural materials such as starch, seeds, and tubers, then added cellulose such as nata. Bioplastics are easily degraded by microorganisms or moisture. Pineapple peel is a part of pineapple fruit that has been underutilized so it ends up as waste. The high carbohydrate content in pineapple fruit skin can potentially be used as raw material for making nata, with the addition of rice washing water which contains carbohydrates, starch, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and v