Potentials of CaO powder result of calcination from green shells (Perna viridis), scallops (Placuna placenta), and blood clams (Anadara granosa) as antibacterial agent
Abstract Calcium oxide (CaO) can be formed from the calcination process of calcium carbonate or CaCO3. One of the ingredients that contain quite a lot of CaCO3 compounds is clam shells. Shellfish shells can be an alternative for making natural antibacterials. Calcination was carried out at 1000°C for 6 hours. The bacteria tested were Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli which are pathogenic bacteria. The concentration of each CaO powder is 3.5% with a size of 150 mesh. The purpose of this study was to determine the antibacterial effect of CaO from three different shells, namely blood clams, green clams and scallops and to determine the third antibacterial effect of mussels. The research method used was a completely randomized design (CRD) with one factor influencing the antibacterial activity of CaO three times. Parametric data were analysed using ANOVA and Honest Significant Difference (HSD). The research treatment was the use of three different shells, namely blood, scallops and green mussels with tetracycline as control. Parameters observed were pH, calcium, chemical composition, and activity. The pH value of CaO powder has an average of 12.47. The levels of CaO produced were 99.43% in blood clams, 99.62% in green mussels and 98.4% in scallops. The diameter of the inhibition zone of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria for each clam shell was 15.22 ± 0.66 mm, green mussel 13.7 ± 0.26 mm and scallop 14.9 ± 0.25 mm. The diameter of the inhibition zone of Escherichia coli bacteria produced was 12.2 ± 0.36 mm blood clams, 12.5 ± 0.3 mm green mussels and 13.7 ± 0.2 mm scallops.