Biodegradable Wet Wipes dari Sabut Kelapa Sawit (Palm Fiber) dengan Ekstrak Flavonoid Daun Kelapa Sawit Sebagai Bahan Antibakteri

The wet tissue currently circulating in the market is made of synthetic fibers consisting of 30% viscose fibers and 70% polyester fibers, and 90% of the wet tissue contains plastic. Indonesia's palm oil industry grows annually, however. Palm fiber waste has high cellulose, useful as wet tissue raw material substitute. This study used flavonoids from palm leaves as an antibacterial material to create biodegradable wet wipes from palm fiber and evaluate their antibacterial and antiseptic effectiveness. The best characteristics of biodegradable wet wipes are obtained with a composition of 91.5% (w/w) palm coconut fiber cellulose, and a ratio (w/w) of PVA:tapioca:chitosan at every 10 mL of used VCO of 2:3:6 (1.5%:2.25%:4.5%) with variations in pulp bleaching and the method of applying the binder solution by being spread onto semi-dry tissue paper. The evaluation of wet tissue includes tests for tensile strength, color, biodegradability, phytochemical analysis, antibacterial testing, antiseptic testing, irritation testing, and pH testing. The test results showed that biodegradable wet wipes made of palm coconut fiber and flavonoid extract from palm coconut leaf at concentrations of 10%, 15%, and 20%, which have been adjusted to SNI 8526:2018 standard, have bacterial reduction effectiveness of 68.09%, 79.06%, and 89.94%, respectively

Development of Tourism Villages Through Digitalization and Micro/Small/Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Potential in Kepyar Village, Wonogiri

Kepyar Village has great potential to be developed as a tourist village through empowering tourism potential and MSMEs. The service activities carried out aim to increase the knowledge and skills of the Kepyar Village community regarding the implementation of digitalization in developing tourist villages. Service activities consist of developing digitalization of MSMEs and village tourism potential through websites. Digitalization of MSMEs is carried out through digital marketing outreach, assistance in creating a Google My Business account, as well as digital marketing assistance through the TikTok Shop application. The development of a tourist village website is carried out by observing natural potential and MSMEs, creating a website, and socializing the results of the website. Follow-up efforts that can be taken include handing over the website to the village and providing assistance to manage it independently, providing assistance to the community to develop and manage tourism and MSMEs digitally, as well as evaluating the performance and success of the digitalization program that has been attempted to be carried out. development of services and marketing methods that suit people's preferences