The Potential Of Sugarcane Bagasse Lignin As A Biosurfactant For Used Cooking Soap Enhanced With Lime Peel Extract To Optimize Local Waste In Support Of Sdgs 2030

Abstract

Sugar cane (Saccaharum officinarum) is a plantation crop that can be processed into sugar. One of the large sugar cane centers in East Java is in the Tebu Ireng area, Jombang. According to BPS data for East Java in the last year 2021, sugar cane production in the area reached 59,120 tons, so high sugar cane production will result in a lot of bagasse waste. Meanwhile, lime peel is waste with bioactive compounds that can still be utilized. Making soap from used cooking oil fortified with lime peel extract is expected to have an impact on the environment in the form of reducing waste. In general, soap uses synthetic chemical surfactants which of course have a negative impact on the environment. Therefore, it is necessary to develop natural surfactants, one of which is made from lignin. Sugarcane bagasse contains 24.2% lignin which has the potential to be developed as a biosurfactant to improve the quality of environmentally friendly soap made from used cooking oil and lime peel. Based on this, this research aims to process sugarcane bagasse waste into soap biosurfactant to optimize the potential of local waste in order to support the 2030 SDGs program. This research is an experimental research which is analyzed descriptively based on formulation tests with parameters of the physical properties of soap. Based on the results of the analysis, the addition of sugarcane bagasse lignin biosurfactant affected the physical properties of used laundry soap fortified with orange peel extract.