Poster Presentations
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Edible Newspaper - Solution Papermaking from raw cassava
Fikri Hidayatullah, Mr., Bogor Agicultual Univerity
The amount of logging in the forest caused some damage such as floods, landslides, and even global warming. Generally, wood that has been cut down to be used as raw material for some goods or home appliances. One example of items made from wood is paper. Paper use increased with increasing industry in some residential areas. The amount of paper that is used is proportional to the number of trees harvested area as a raw material for making paper. Benefits such as paper for writing, reading, wraps, and other can not be stopped from everyday life. However, the problem can be solved by finding alternative raw materials in the papermaking process. One innovation that is growing is edible paper. An example is the edible newspaper. Background manufacture of edible newspaper innovation is due to the accumulation of garbage paper made from wood that always increase every day. Newsprint to be used raw cassava (Manihot utilissima) with ink made of pasta various flavors. The hope, papermaking especially edible paper can reduce the amount of forest land harvested each cycle.
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