Preparation and Properties Nanozeolite-Filled Modified Oil Palm Trunk Starch Nanocomposites

Abstract

This research was conducted to utilize natural resources in the form of zeolite and waste oil palm plantation in North Sumatera. Palm waste in the form of oil palm trunk is produced by replanting of oil palm plantations that are in the range of 20-25 years old. Oil palm trunk used is derived from 22-year-old palm trees which isplantedin the village Pematang Jaya, the sub district of Langkat province in North Sumatera. Oil palm trunk starch is extracted by the extraction process and then precipitated and modified using disodiumtetraborax(DSTB). The zeolit used comes from the Sarulla, the sub district in North Tapanuli province, North Sumatera. Adhesive produced from oil palm trunk starch was filled by nanozeolite to increase adhesion strength. The metode used to produce the adhesive is blending. Zeolitwas milled with grinding process using ballmill. The result was 232 nm. The result of nanozeolite covers the entire surface of the adhesive so that the adhesives appear by having no cavities/pores.