654 Literature Study on Small Crab Shell (Portunus pelagicus) Waste Management in Mertasinga Village to Produce Valuable Economic Product Dewiantika Azizah 1 , Nurwanti Fatnah 2 , Mutiara Dwi Cahyani 3 antika.unique@gmail.com 3 , nurwanti.fatnah@gmail.com 2 , mutiaradwicahyani92@gmail.com 3 Departement of Chemistry Muhammadiyah University Of Cirebon, Jln. Fatahilah Watubelah, Cirebon, Indonesia 1,3 Departement of Science Muhammadiyah University Of Cirebon, Jln. Fatahilah Watubelah, Cirebon, Indonesia 2 Abstract. Majority of Mertasinga citizens work as fishermen who most often catch crabs. Then the crabs are marketed in the traditional market and the meat is collected to be sent to factories. The factories then make variety of processes food from the crab meat. However, the process of collecting meat leaves a heap of crab shells that becomes fishy- smelling waste and pollutes environment because biological oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) increase. To solve the environmental problem caused by the crab waste, a waste management is needed. The objective of this study is to examine the literature study of various research results concerning the processing of small crab shell waste into something that has economic value. The result of the study found out that the crab shell waste contains (a) protein (b) crude fiber, (c) calcium, and (d) phosphorus. As the waste is rich in content, several studies have processed the waste into: (a) breeding animal feed, (b) making crackers, (c) making natural food flavors, and (d) chitosan. Branding and copyright of the product are obtained to make the product more valuable. In addition, high quality product is maintained according to the quality assurance standard with affordable price so that it can increase the living standards of the citizens. Keywords: Environmental pollution, Crab Shell Waste Management, Economic value of the product, Increasing the Living Standards of the Citizens 1 Introduction Mertasinga village is a coastal area which has crabs as its major potency. The crab is a group of crabs from the family of Portunidae which is known as a blue swimmer crab and it is classified as a species of Scylla serrate [1]. As the crab potential is evident, the citizens of Mertasinga village take the advantage of it as a source of their income by being fishermen or laborers who skin the crab and take the meat to be sent to factories. From the skinning process in figure 1.1, it can be seen that the process leaves meat and a heap of crab shells in figure 1.2 and 1.3. The effect of the activity is environmental pollution which is indicated by the increasing amount of biological oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) that is higher than the standard allowed as happened in the Turag river Dhaka, Bangladesh [2]. BOD and COD is a measure of rainfall, temperature, and waste composition [3]. ICE 2019, September 28-30, Purwokerto, Indonesia Copyright © 2020 EAI DOI 10.4108/eai.28-9-2019.2290995