Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Innovation in Education, Science and Culture, ICIESC 2022, 11 October 2022, Medan, Indonesia

Research Article

Determining Molecular Weight and Polymerization’s Degree of α-Cellulose Isolated from Young Coconut Coir (Cocos nucifera L.) Using the Viscosity Method

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.11-10-2022.2325284,
        author={Zainuddin  Muchtar and Moondra  Zubir and Siti  Rahmah and Sri  Adelila Sari and Teguh  Febri Sudharma and Rini  Selly and Puspa  Sari Panjaitan},
        title={Determining Molecular Weight and Polymerization’s Degree of α-Cellulose Isolated from Young Coconut Coir (Cocos nucifera L.) Using the Viscosity Method},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Innovation in Education, Science and Culture, ICIESC 2022, 11 October 2022, Medan, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICIESC},
        year={2022},
        month={12},
        keywords={coconut α-cellulose molecular weight polymerization’s degree},
        doi={10.4108/eai.11-10-2022.2325284}
    }
    
  • Zainuddin Muchtar
    Moondra Zubir
    Siti Rahmah
    Sri Adelila Sari
    Teguh Febri Sudharma
    Rini Selly
    Puspa Sari Panjaitan
    Year: 2022
    Determining Molecular Weight and Polymerization’s Degree of α-Cellulose Isolated from Young Coconut Coir (Cocos nucifera L.) Using the Viscosity Method
    ICIESC
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.11-10-2022.2325284
Zainuddin Muchtar1,*, Moondra Zubir1, Siti Rahmah1, Sri Adelila Sari1, Teguh Febri Sudharma2, Rini Selly1, Puspa Sari Panjaitan1
  • 1: Chemistry Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Medan, Jl. Willem Iskandar, Ps V, Medan Estate, Medan, North Sumatera
  • 2: Physics Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Medan, Jl. Willem Iskandar, Ps V, Medan Estate, Medan, North Sumatera
*Contact email: zmuchtar@unimed.ac.id

Abstract

Coconut coir is the largest component in coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) which contains 75% fiber and 25% cork. Coconut fiber contains cellulose as much as 54.3% with α-Cellulose 26.6% α-Cellulose is a polymer that is widely used in human life. The molecular weight and degree of polymerization are important because they directly affect the chemical properties of the polymer. The purpose of this study is to determine the molecular weight and degree of polymerization of α-Cellulose by viscosity method. The results showed that the molecular weight and degree of polymerization of α-Cellulose of young coconut coir (Cocos nucifera L.) were 3.0841 x104 g/mol and 171, respectively.