Sago hampas are a waste with high starch content. The from sago can be used as raw material for bioplastics. However, because bioplastics have lower heat resistance than conventional plastics, additives required to increase resistance. Aluminum oxide metal compound that acts an additive Bioplastics were created using weight percentage of 0, 1, 3, and 5% Al2O3. DTA was determine the melting poin...

The impact of landfills on the environment has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years due to confounding effects climate change and water scarcity. There is an urgent need reduce from greenhouse gas emissions that cause change, provide effective treatment solutions for waste, thereby diverting it landfills. With estimated 80 million tonnes plastic waste entering world’s oceans annually,...