Nanopartikel ZnO disintesis dari prekursor ZnO komersial melalui metode reduksi ukuran sol-gel menggunakan asam sitrat. Seng sitrat dikalsinasi pada suhu 600oC. ZnO nanopartikel dengan ukuran rata-rata 44,4 nm diperoleh pada rasio seng nitrat 1:2 terhadap asam sitrat. Film biokomposit dibuat dengan menggunakan metode solution casting dengan aseton sebagai pelarut. Penambahan plasticizer BBP dan nanopartikel ZnO sebesar masing-masing 30% dan 10% membuat biokomposit memiliki nilai kekuatan tarik 2,22 MPa. Pergeseran nilai suhu transisi gelas (Tg) selulosa asetat butirat tidak dapat terlihat dikarenakan homogenitas biokomposit saat proses casting.
ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized from a commercial ZnO precursor through sol-gel method to reduce the size using citric acid. Zinc citrate was calcined at a temperature of 600oC. ZnO nanoparticles with an average size of 44.4 nm were obtained at a mole ratio of zinc nitrate : citric acid was 1:2. Biocomposite films were made by solution casting method using acetone as the solvent. The addition of plasticizer BBP and ZnO nanoparticles by 30% and 10% respectively in the biocomposites produced a tensile strength of 2,223 MPa. Shifting value of the glass transition temperature (Tg) of cellulose acetate butyrate could not been observed due to the homogeneity of the biocomposite during the process of casting."