Book of Abstract International Conference on Chemical Science and Technology (ICCST) 2020

Abstract

The vast number of cellulosic materials as one of biomass has been extensively studied including those from wooden and non-wooden plants. For instance, the utilization of empty bunches of Pam oil, Kapok randu as well as synthesizing bacterial cellulose from coconut wastewater. Given that the sources of cellulose are varied, then to isolate the cellulosic material, its derivative, and to functionalize the cellulosic material cost-effectively to obtain functional materials for the future prospect in various fields such as in energy, coating, and medical uses are required. Characterizations that have been performed commonly are FTIR to confirm the functional groups, XRD to analyze crystalline and amorphous features, TGA-DTG to obtain thermal properties, and SEM/TEM to observe morphological properties. Our reports have shown that cellulosic materials could have been used as precursor for carbon dots, carbon fiber and carbon nanotube (CNT), anti-bacterial wound dressing, membrane material, food packaging, paper recycling, and liquid smoke. In short, potential use of cellulosic materials is varied, and here we present several reports regarding to the isolation of cellulosic materials and its derivative, and its use for certain applications.