The Effect of FeCl3 On The Hydrolysis Process Of Lignosellulose From Sugar Cane Baggage (Saccharum Officinarum L) Assisted by Microwaves To Become Microcrystallic Cellulose

Microcrystalline cellulose is a modification of cellulose that functions as an additive widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The raw material for microcrystalline cellulose is a material that contains high cellulose content, one of which comes from sugarcane bagasse. This study aims to examine the effect of the FeCl3 concentration variable on the hydrolysis process of sugarcane bagasse to produce microcrystalline cellulose. The research method is to isolate microcrystalline cellulose by hydrolysing α-cellulose from sugarcane bagasse using H2SO4 and FeCl3 solutions with four different concentrations, namely 1%, 2%, 3% and 4%. The analysis parameters consist of lignin content, cellulose and characteristics of microcrystalline cellulose. The results of the analysis show that sugarcane bagasse contains cellulose content of 38%, lignin content of 20.6. The delignification, bleaching and hydrolysis processes using microwave heating for 30 minutes and the addition of FeCl3 produce lignin content of 5.1% and microcrystalline cellulose content of 55%.