Maulana Jibril, Suryanto Heru, Aminnudin Aminnudin, Selvi Binoj Joseph, Rangappa Sanjay Mavinkere, Siengchin Suchart, Yanuhar Uun
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a material with advantages such as high purity, mechanical strength, crystallinity, and unique physical properties while being biodegradable. However, in order to improve specific characteristics, cellulose should be combined with other materials. One type of metal that can be applied as an additive in bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) networks is copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO-NPs). Copper has great potential for application as a cellulose tissue filler. Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide (CTAB) is required to assist in the distribution and bonding of BC. This research provided the use of BC, which is produced from pineapple peel. Afterward, the BC was homogenized with High-pressure homogenization to produce BNC, mixed with varied CuO-NPs (0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2%). As a result, a BNC/CuO-NPs nanocomposite is synthesized. CTAB can successfully homogenize the distribution of CuO-NPs, according to morphological investigations. The addition of CTAB and CuO-NPs toward the crystallinity increased the intensity at diffraction angles of 21.3°, 35.5°, and 38.6°, thus according to XRD observations. © 2025 by the author(s).
Faculty of Vocational, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jl. Semarang 5, Malang, 65145, Indonesia; Center of Excellence for Cellulose Composite (CECCom), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jl. Semarang 5, Malang, 65145, Indonesia; Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Tamilnadu, 602105, India; Natural Composites Research Group Lab, Department of Materials and Production Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok, 10800, Thailand; Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Brawijaya University, Jl Veteran Malang, East Java, Indonesia
