PROMOTION OF POLYLACTID ACID ECO-FRIENDLY BY COMBINED ADDITION OF PCL CATECHIN-CHITOSAN UNDER EXTRUDING CONDITION

How to cite this article (APA): Suryani, Rihayat, T., Setiawati, E., Aidy, N. (2021). Promotion of Polylactid Acid Eco-Friendly by Combined Addition of Pcl Catechin-Chitosan Under Extruding Condition. International Journal of Research GRANTHAALAYAH, 9(11), 85-96. doi: 10.29121/granthaalayah.v9.i11.2021.4380 85 PROMOTION OF POLYLACTID ACID ECO-FRIENDLY BY COMBINED ADDITION OF PCL CATECHIN-CHITOSAN UNDER EXTRUDING CONDITION


INTRODUCTION
The depletion of fossil resources and the remaining undegraded plastics cause environmental pollution and harmful carbon dioxide is trapped in the atmosphere. Nelly et al. (2020)Currently, many packaging products are made of plastic, there are about 50% plastic packaging products, most of which are produced from fossil fuels. as the development of biodegradable materials that can be degraded in an environmentanlike conventional plastics which can help reduce emissions of greenhouse glly friendly manner in a relatively short time. Bio-based polymers can play an important role, uases such as carbon dioxide. In addition, the production and use of biodegradable polymers can also help increase the rate at which fossil fuels increase. Fitria et al. (2020), Prapruddivongs et al. (2014), Sun and Pei (2017).
For the current era, research on environmentally friendly products will be of great concern to many researchers and industry players, especially in the polymer field. Several polymer materials derived from environmentally friendly materials (biopolymers) have been produced, such as Poly HydroxyAlkanoate 86 (PHA), Poly Hydroxy Butyrate (PHB), and Poly Lactid Acid (PLA). Rihayat and Suryani (2010), Arfat et al. (2018) One of the biopolymers that is currently being researched is PLA (Poly Lactid Acid) due to its biodegradability so that it is classified as an environmentally friendly polymer. Unlike synthetic polymers in general which are derived from petroleum materials, PLA comes from renewable sources, namely from various kinds of plants that have a highstarch content such as cassava, sweet potato, banana, corn and so on. The formation of PLA can be through esterification of lactic acid obtained by fermentation by bacteria using starch or simple sugars as a substrate. Indumathi and Rajarajeswari (2019), Chen et al. (2018), Najafi et al. (2012) Some properties Poly lactic acid (PLA) which has some attractive properties such as biocompatibility, high strength, stiffness, and thermoplastic, but has low impact strength. Therefore, it is necessary to add another polymer material, namely PCL (C6H10O2) which is known as a commercial biodegradable polymer with a rather low melting point of around 600 o C.10 It is a type of biodegradable, hydrophobic and partially crystalline polyester with good mechanical properties suitable for packaging applications. However, due to the high price of PCL compared to other types of polymers. Najafi et al. (2012), Jamshidian et al. (2010) The use of PCL is still limited for packaging applications. To reduce production costs and increase utility, PCL is often reinforced or mixed with other materials or low-cost polymers such as bentonite and chitosan. This will not only overcome the limitations of industrial polymers, but also improve the mechanical and physical properties of the composite. The most common use of polycaprolactone is in the manufacture of specialty polyurethanes. Lopes (2014), Mansa et al. (2015), Raquez et al. (2013), Yoyon (2012) These polymers are often used as additives to resins thereby improving their processing characteristics and final use properties of resins for example, impact resistance compatible with various other materials, PCL can be mixed with flour to lower costs and increase biodegradation or can be added as a plasticizer polymer for PVC. Suryani et al. (2017), Rihayat et al. (2018),  Furthermore, in accordance with the improvement of packaging material quality standards, the addition of materials to prevent migration on the surface of the material is something that cannot be avoided. Chitosan is a polysaccharide obtained by deacetylation of chitin and has many applications due to its excellent oxygen blocking properties, antimicrobial properties, biodegradability, biocompatibility and non-toxicity. One of the important properties of chitosan is the ability to interact with cells and cellular lysozyme which is able to degrade microbes in vivo. Arfat et al. (2018)

MATERIALS
The materials used in this study were solid lactic acid supplied from Merck, Germany where the melting point was 150-160 o C, Poly(hexano-6-lactone) pallets with a density of 1.14 g/cm3 where the melting point was 600C supplied from Merck Germany, catechins were supplied from Merck, chitosan was obtained from Sigma Aldrich, solid ZnO catalyst from Merck, 96% ethanol as a solvent in the synthesis of PLA and PCL, technical methanol was supplied from Merck, and chloroform as a solvent in the synthesis of PCL.

SYNTHESIS OF OLIGOMER
The oligomer synthesis process from commercial lactic acid was carried out using a 500 mL Erlenmeyer equipped with a vacuum pump with a pressure of 300 mmHg at 100 o C, stirring was carried out at a speed of 150 rpm using a magnetic stirrer for 2 hours. Jaafar et al. (2019), Moataz et al. (2017), Kian et al. (2019)

SYNTHESIS OF LACTIDA
The lactide produced weighs 1 gram. Then put into 500 mL Erlenmeyer by adding 0.15% ZnO catalyst, 5 mL ethanol and heated by condensation at 120 o C with polymerization time for 3 hours. The resulting PLA was dissolved using chloroform (1:1w/v) and precipitated in methanol (1:3 v/v) for purification. Finally, pure PLA was dried in an oven at 800 0 C for 1-2 hours. Zibiao et al. (2016)

MIXING PLA-PCL CATECHIN AND CHITOSAN
PLA and PCL will be dried in a vacuum oven at a temperature of ±40°C for 24 hours. Then, after drying, the composite samples were molded using an extruder operated at a temperature of 180 o C using a special blending process for 12 sample formulations with different concentrations in each sample. In each polymer PCL and PLA were mixed 40:60 with catechin+chitosan in a ratio of 2%, 4%, 6% and 8%. Then PCL and PLA were mixed in a ratio of 50:50 where the total mass of PLA+PCL was 10 g, then filled with catechin+chitosan in a ratio of 2%, 4%, 6% and 8%. The last sample was mixed with PCL and PLA in a ratio of 60:40 with a total mass of PLA+PCL 10 g, then filled with a mixture of catechins+chitosan in a ratio of 2%, 4%, 6% and 8%.

EFFECT OF ZNO CATALYST ON POLY LACTID ACID (PLA)
ZnO is an inorganic compound. ZnO has a hardness that is not too high and is only at level 4.5 on the moss scale. ZnO has a high thermal conductivity and capacity, as well as a high melting temperature (1.975 o C). The molar mass of ZnO is 81.38 g/mol with a density of 5.606 g/cm3. As well as having piezoelectric properties, it can change color from white to yellow when heated and returns to white when cooling. Daria et al. (2020) Commercial lactic acid was added to the Erlenmeyer as much as 50 mL with a stirring speed of 150 rpm and the polycondensation process for 2 hours. After the polycondensation process, ZnO catalyst was added with variations of 0.1%, 0.2% and 0.3% for 2 hours. The lactide produced from the polycondensation process was added with 0.15% ZnO catalyst and 5 mL of ethanol was added at a stirring speed of 150 rpm. Furthermore, the final stage is polymerization where this process is to produce poly lactic acid (PLA), this process is carried out with variations of the process of 2 and 3 hours at a stirring speed of 150 rpm. Poly lactic acid (PLA) was then dissolved using chloroform and precipitated with methanol. Finally, poly lactic acid (PLA) is separated between solids and liquids using filtration with the help of a vacuum pump to speed up the filtration process. The following is a sample of poly lactic acid (PLA) obtained with the addition of 0.3% ZnO catalyst in the polymerization process for 2 hours.
Marraa's research in 2016 stated that poly lactic acid (PLA) with the addition of 1.3 and 5% ZnO (zincoxide) provided an improvement in the photodegradation resistance of PP to ultraviolet irradiation and produced good mechanical and thermal properties. This was followed by Hu's 2017 study which stated that under optimal reaction conditions, lactide was produced at a yield of 91-92% at 8 hours and significantly increased the synthesis efficiency compared to the conversion tinbased catalytic method. Pure lactide products convert food-derived lactic acid into poly (lactic acid) molecules (150,000 g mol -1 ) which are then used to make fibers with promised tensile and thermal properties for textile and bioplastic applications.

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED (FTIR)
FTIR is a very common tool used to identify chemical solutions of organic and inorganic materials. This tool can also be applied to analyze solids, solutions as well as gases. FTIR produces data that can be analyzed in the form of an interface as well as in the form of a spectrum. An FTIR spectrometer (Nicolet iS50ATR-Thermo Fisher Scientific) was used to record the FTIR spectra of clean PU and CPN films, in the scan range from 4000 cm -1 to 400 cm -1 and with a resolution of 4 cm -1 . For each specimen, an average of 32 scans recorded.

ANALYSIS OF THERMOGRAVIMETRIC (TGA)
TGA analysis was carried out using the Shimadzu DTG-60 instrument, which studied the mass change of the sample as a function of temperature, time and atmosphere. In principle this method measures the reduced mass of a material when heated from room temperature to a high temperature which is usually about 800 o C at a heating rate of 20 C/min. The analysis is carried out by gradually increasing the temperature of the sample and determining the large loss of temperature change. All specimens were tested under nitrogen gas stream.

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (SEM)
SEM is used to determine the morphology or surface structure of the material. In principle, if there is a change in the surface, then the material has undergone a change in energy. Energy can be emitted, reflected and absorbed and converted into an electromagnetic wave function so that it can be read on SEM photos.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
In this study, the best results from the tests that have been carried out will be presented. The following is a table of observations using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), Thermogravimetry (TGA) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA-RED SPECTROPHOTOMETER (FTIR)
Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectrophotometer (FTIR), is a method of characterizing chemical properties using infrared spectoscopy. Infrared radiation is passed to the sample which is then part of the radiation is absorbed by the sample and part of it is transmitted so that the output will come out in the form of a transmission that forms a fingerprint of the resulting infrared spectrum. If a beam of infrared light is passed through a polymer sample, the molecule will adopt some of its frequencies, some of which will be transmitted. Aneta et al. (2020) The obtained PLA products were then analyzed using a Shimadzu FTIR spectrophotometer with the addition of KBr pellets. This characterization was carried out with the aim of knowing the functional group of poly lactic acid (PLA). The following is a graph of the Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) test. And for the C=O group, the wavelength value obtained is 1138 cm -1 , the results obtained are better than without the addition of ZnO catalyst. ZnO has a hardness that is not too high and is only at level 4.5 on the moss scale. ZnO has a high thermal conductivity and capacity, as well as a high melting temperature (1,975 o C). The molar mass of ZnO is 81.38 g/mol with adensity of 5.606 g/cm3. As well as having piezoelectric properties, it can change color from white to yellow when heated and returns to white when cooling. Wang et al. (2019) Then, for the addition of 0.2% ZnO catalyst (PPXyb), O-H clusters were formed with a wavelength of 2902 cm -1 . The C-O group of wavelength values obtained is 1022 cm -1 . And in the C=O group the wavelength obtained is 1202 cm -1 . While the addition of 0.3% ZnO catalyst (PPXyc) the formation of O-H groups obtained at a wavelength of 3862 cm -1 during the polymerization process for 2 hours. The C-O functional group in the 2-hour polymerization process obtained a wavelength of 1063 cm -1 . And for the C=O group, the wavelength obtained is 1757 cm -1 . In Rasmita's research in 2012 stated that the results of the analysis using FTIR obtained OH groups at a wavelength of 3418.44 cm -1 , and at a wavelength of 1272.11 cm -1 obtained CO groups, while for a wavelength of 3505.28 cm -1 there was no C=O group.

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC (TGA)
Analytical or thermal gravimetric thermogravimetry (TGA) is a type of test performed on samples to determine the change in weight-loss in relation to changes 90 in temperature. Simultaneous measurement of two material properties not only increases productivity, but also simplifies interpretation of results.
The principle of using TGA is to measure the average speed of change in the mass of a material/ sample as a function of temperature or time in a controlled atmosphere. Measurements are used in particular to determine the composition of a material or sample and to estimate its thermal stability at temperatures above 1000 o C. This method can characterize a material or sample as seen from the loss of mass or the occurrence of decomposition, oxidation or dehydration.
Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was performed to assess the thermal stability of PLA using a Shimadzu DTG-60 simultaneous DTA-TG instrument. Prior to analysis, the sample was weighed with a mass of 0.6 mg and heated at room temperature to 600 0 C with a heating rate of 200 C/minute. The container used is aluminum so that the heating temperature reaches 600 0 C and if the container used is platinum, the combustion temperature will reach 1,200 0 C.  Figure 2 shows that PLA/PCL-Catechin-Chitosan with the addition of a 0.1% ZnO catalyst (PPXya) during the polymerization process of 2 hours, the decomposition temperature of the PLA sample is 361 o C. For PLA/PCL-Catechin-Chitosan with the addition of 0.2% ZnO catalyst (PPXyb) with a polymerization process time of 2 hours, the decomposition temperature of the PLA sample was found at 375 0 C. And PLA/PCL-Catechin-Chitosan with the addition of 0.3% ZnO catalyst (PPXyc) during the polymerization process of 2 hours, the decomposition temperature of the PLA sample was at 387℃, the decomposition occurred due to the process of breaking chemical bonds. In Zhang's research in 2016 stated that ZnO/PLA obtained the value of thermal stability at a temperature of 385 0 C for 2 hours.

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (SEM)
Scanning Electron Microscope is a type of electron microscope that depicts the surface of a sample through a scanning process using a high-energy beam of electrons in a raster scan pattern. Electrons interact with atoms that will make the sample generate signals and provide information about the sample's surface topography, composition and other properties such as electrical conductivity.
In principle, if a material changes its surface, then the material has undergone a change in energy. The energy is emitted and absorbed so that it is converted into a function of electromagnetic waves and can be read through SEM photos. Ling-Yu  Palacio et al. (2018) The following is an image of the analysis using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Test results using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) at a treatment distance of 200x magnification on PLA/PCL-Catechin-Chitosan with the addition of a ZnO catalyst of 0.1% (PPXya), 0.2% (PPXyb) and 0.3% (PPXyc) at the time of the polymerization process for 2 hours showed that the surface structure of poly lactic acid (PLA) was widely spread due to electromagnetic rays.  Figure 3 is the result of testing using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) at 200x magnification distance treatment on PLA/PCL-Catechin-Chitosan with the addition of a ZnO catalyst of 0.1% (PPXya), 0.2% (PPXyb) and 0, 3% (PPXyc) during the polymerization process for 2 hours, it can be seen that PLA/PCL-Catechin-Chitosan with the addition of 0.1% ZnO catalyst (PPXya) can be seen in the picture above there are many sample lumps that are widely spread due to electromagnetic radiation.. With the addition of 0.2% catalyst (PPXyb) for PLA/PCL-Catechin-Chitosan, the characteristic obtained is that the sample lumps obtained are less than 0.1% PPXya. Furthermore, PLA/PCL-Catechin-Chitosan with the addition of 0.3% ZnO catalyst (PPXyc) the sample lumps became smoother and not visible in this characteristic. In a 2016 Marraa study, it was stated that PLA/ZnO 1%, 2% and 3% by weight had more effective anti-bacterial properties after propagation of E.Coli bacteria for 7 days, for biocomposites with the addition of ZnO as much as 3% by weight showed anti-bacterial properties against S.Aureus on the seventh day. This was followed by 33 which stated that the surface layer of the sample showed good smoothness and the absence of pores, this was due to the increased NP aggregate in the layer, thus the stronger antimicrobial activity of the material. Wang et al. (2019)

TENSILE STRENGTH
The combination of PLA/PCL/Catechin/Chitosan which has been molded according to the ASTM D 38 specimen standard is tested for its mechanical properties with an indicator of the level of tensile strength through the axial force provided by the tensile test equipment until it reaches the maximum limit until it breaks. Based on the tests carried out, it was seen that there was an effect of the addition of catechins and chitosan on PCL/PLA. J.bonilla et al in their research added chitosan to PLA and showed a decrease in tensile strength. However, the results obtained are inversely related to the observed results 33. The addition of 0.2% catechin and chitosan filler in PPXyb resulted in an increase in the tensile strength value of 50.46 MPa, in this section the difference in results was obtained as shown in Table 1.

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
From the results of the research that has been carried out, it can be concluded that PLA/PCL-Catechin-Chitosan with the addition of ZnO catalyst in the Thermogravimetric (TGA) test proved that PLA-PCL-Catechin-Chitosan without the addition of ZnO catalyst burned at 361 0 C, this is because the boiling point poly lactic acid (PLA) was at a temperature of 200. However, with the addition of ZnO to PLA-PCL-Catechin-Chitosan there was an increase in thermal stability. Thermogravimetric testing (TGA) obtained results for 0.1% (PPXya) was 361 0 C, 0.2% (PPXyb) was 375 0 C and 0.3% (PPXyc) was 387 0 C. From the results of the Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis with 200x magnification, it can be seen that the structure of the sample with the addition of a ZnO catalyst as much as 0.3% and a processing time of 2 hours shows the form of lumps that are widely spread over the surface and appear smoother. The results of the analysis using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) proved that the PLA-PCL-Catechin-Chitosan produced had O-H, C-O and C=O groups with the addition of 0.3% ZnO catalyst as the best condition at 2 hours polymerization process. the Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) value obtained is to have an OH group of 3860 0 C, a functional group of CO 1060 0 C and a functional group of C=O 1753 0 C with the addition of a ZnO catalyst as much as 0.3% (PPXyc). And from the tensile strength results, the best tensile test value is found at a 0.3% ZnO concentration of 51.74 Mpa.