Abstract
Sorghum (Sorgum Bicolor) is a native plant from East Africa in the
Abessina, Euthopia and surrounding areas (Vavilov 1926). Which is now a
cosmopolitan plant spreading around the world. Sorghum can grow as high as 0,5
M – 0,6 M, some varieties can form saplings (tiller). Sorghum has other names
namely guinea corn, infidelity corn, kaoling, jola. Classification and morphology
of Sorghum plants ( Sorghum Bicolor), Sorghum is a plant that belongs to the
type of grasses or is called gramin in the poaceae family of exciting species
similliar to rice plant, corn, sugar cane, wheat and etc. In the alkalination process,
the first thing to do is prepare 7 gr of Shorgum and NaOH 10% to dissolve in 180
ml water, then homogenized in a period of 2 hours with temperatures reaching
70oC. Acetic Acid 0,2 M dan NaOH 0,291 gr dissolved with water to make a
buffer in buffer solution, only 50 ml is taken, while 17% NaCLo is 100ml.
Sorghum is dissolved with 300 ml of water in a glass, the glass is allowed to
expand for 24 hours, then put into a ultrasonicator for 30 minutes and carried out
5 times with 120 wtts of power. After ultrasonication, take a colloid into a paper
printing and dry it in the oven with temperatures 90oC for 1 hours, then the sample
has to analysis with SEM.