SINTESIS HIDROGEL BERBASIS ALGINAT-PATI SAGU TERIKAT

SILANG UNTUK PENGKONDISI TANAH

Oleh:

SYAEFUDIN
F1C1 12 043

ABSTRAK
Studi mengenai pembuatan hidrogel Alginat-Pati Sagu terikat silang sebagai
pengkondisi tanah telah dilakukan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui
karakteristik material, pengaruh konsentrasi komposisi dan pengaruh
penggunaannya terhadap kondisi tanah pada tanaman cabai. Hidrogel dibuat
melalui metode ikat silang, dimana alginat dan pati sagu dilarutkan masing-
masing kemudian dicampur dan diberikan pengikat silang aluminium sulfat.
Karakterisasi dilakukan menggunakan Fourier Transform infrared dan Scanning
Electron Microscope. Analisis FT-IR menunjukkan keberadaan alginat dan pati
sagu yang melingkupi gugus fungsi O-H, N-H, C=O, C-O, C-C aromatik dan Al-
O. Analisis SEM memperlihatkan bertambahnya konsetrasi alginat menyebabkan
struktur permukaan yang dimiliki semakin tidak teratur. Penggunaan hidrogel
terhadap tanaman cabai menunjukkan tinggi dan jumlah daun maksimum
pengukuran hari ke-30 menggunakan hidrogel alginat-pati sagu 90:10 % yaitu
30,5 cm dan 26 helai, nilai pH tanah antara 7,3 hingga 8,59, hidrogel alginat-pati
sagu dengan perbandingan 9:1 memberikan kelembaban tanah tertinggi yaitu
15%, dan suhu tanah sekitar 28-32 oC serta jumlah konsentrasi kalium dalam
tanah terbesar menggunakan alginat pasti sagu 9:1 yaitu 28,05 ppm atau 63,65 %
dari konsentrasi kalium semula. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa hidrogel
hasil sintesis alginat dan pati sagu berpotensi sebagai pengkondisi tanah yang baik

Kata Kunci: Hidrogel, alginat-pati sagu, ikat silang, pengkondisi tanah.

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 SYNTHESIS OF HYDROGEL BASED ALGINATE-SAGO STARCH
CROSSLINKED FOR SOIL CONDITIONER

By:

SYAEFUDIN
F1C1 12 043

ABSTRACT
Synthesis of alginate-sago starch crosslinked hydrogel for soil conditioner was
carried out. The aims of the study are to investigate the characteristics of the
hydrogel material, effect of concentration of composition and effect of on the
condition of the soil in chilli plant growing. Hydrogels was prepared through
crosslinking methods, where each sago starch and alginate were dissolved in
warm water, then mixed and added crosslingking agent of allumunium sulfate.
Characterization was performed using Fourier Transform infrared (FTIR) and
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). FTIR analysis showed the presence of
alginate and sago starch that surrounds the functional groups such as O-H, N-H, C
= O, C-O, C-C aromatic and Al-O. The result of SEM analysis reveals that the
increase of alginate concentration tends to cause irregular pattern in the hydrogel.
The use of hydrogels on chilli plants showed that maximum height and number of
leaves after 30 days using hydrogel alginate-sago starch in concentration ratio of
90:10 % are 30.5 cm and 26 strands while the value of pH of soil between 7.3 to
8.59, the highest humidity of soil was applied by alginate-sago starch hydrogel in
the ratio of 9: 1 is 15%, and soil temperature of 28-32 ° C, respectively as well as
the higher concentration of potassium in the used soil is 28,05 ppm or 63,65 % of
the initial applied of potassium concentration. The result of research indicates that
the synthesized hydrogel of crosslingked alginate and sago starch is potential as a
good soil conditioner.
Keywords: Hydrogel, alginate-sago starch,crosslingking, soil conditioner.

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