Materials plate for food packaging development by using agricultural waste

Abstract

The objective of this research is to study the material sheet for food packaging using agricultural wastes. By choosing to use rice straw and sugarcane leaves as the main raw material for fiber production processed into packaging such as plates, cups and bags by testing mechanical properties, such as the tensile strength test physical properties, including standard weight tests Moisture content test Water absorption test Density test and satisfaction the study indicated that the density is good at the plate of both rice straw and sugarcane leaves with an average value of 0.23 g/cm³. The water absorption test has a relatively high water absorption. The average good water absorption is from bags made from sugarcane leaves, with an average weight of 233.24% of standard weight when compared to foam. The weight made from rice straw and sugarcane leaves has a higher weight, according to the cardboard standard. The good tensile strength is that the cups made from rice straw have an average of 1.30 kPa. The moisture content is in accordance with the standard. The overall satisfaction from the inquiry paper was at a good level. Estimated greenhouse gas emissions of all rice straws were 14.698517 kgCO₂e. and all sugarcane leaves were 14.577017 kgCO₂e. The fibers of rice straw and sugar cane leaves can be used to produce food packaging.