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Chitosan was modified by maleic anhydride, and it was then functionalized using heterogeneous and blending method to obtain the membrane.

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Bacterial cellulose (BC) based on sago liquid waste has been developed to be used as food packaging. This study investigated the physicochemical and mechanical properties of modified BC film and its application as food packaging. The modified BC film performed carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) as a stabilizer and glycerol as a plasticizer. Films were prepared by casting technique using BC as the primary material and composites with various concentrations of CMC and glycerol (0.5%, 1%, and 1.5%, v/v). BC film was applied as the packaging of meat sausage, and the quality of meat sausage was measured based on weight loss, moisture content, pH, protein content, and total microbial count. The addition of CMC and glycerol influences the physical and mechanical properties of BC composites film. The best mechanical properties of edible BC film were collected by adding 1% CMC and 1% glycerol with a tensile strength of 17.47 MPa, elongation at a break of 25.60%, and Young’s modulus of 6.54 GPa. FTIR analysis showed the characteristic bands of BC, and the addition of CMC and glycerol slightly changed the FTIR spectrum of the composites. The utilization of modified BC-based sago liquid waste film as the packaging of meat sausage could maintain sausage quality during 6 days of storage at room temperature. Therefore, edible BC film has the potential to be used as food packaging.

Research on hydrogels as soil conditioners has been developed based on hydrogels copolymerized with composite materials in the form of chitosan and TiO 2 to overcome low physical properties and low swelling of polyacrylamide. The aims of the study are synthesis, characterization, application of hydrogels, and determination of the physical and chemical properties of soil and the growth of soybean plants. Synthesis of chitosan-co-polyacrylamide-TiO 2 crosslinked glutaraldehyde hydrogel was prepared by the chemical crosslinking method. The characterization of hydrogel was performed by using Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). FTIR spectrum shows the functional groups of chitosan co-polyacrylamide-TiO 2 crosslinked glutaraldehyde which includes OH functional groups (3408.22 cm-1), NH (1602.85 cm-1), C=O (1502 cm-1), CN (1600.92 cm-1), and Ti-O (619.15 cm-1). The SEM image shows the formation of pores and cavities in the hydrogel. The application of hydrogels in soybean plants shows differences in physical and chemical properties of soil and plant growth. The use of all variations of hydrogel had no signifi cant effect on soil physical properties including temperature, humidity, and bulk density. Meanwhile, hydrogels with TiO 2 concentration of 60 ppm infl uence signifi cantly to the chemical properties of soil such as organic carbon, cation exchange capacity (CEC), and level of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in the soil. The optimum number of leaves, plant height, total dry weight are 68 leave blades, 207 cm, and 20.6 g, respectively. This optimum condition was found in the use of KTiKPAG60 hydrogel. The results showed that chitosan-co-polyacrylamide-TiO 2 crosslinked glutaraldehyde has the potential to be a soil conditioner.

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Montmorillonite was functionalized by (3-glycidyloxypropyl) trimethoxy silane (GPTMS). Subsequently, chitosan (CS) membranes filled by GPTMS-modified