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FROM BANANA
PEELS
GROUP 4 – ST. MARIA GORETTI
MEMBERS:
AWA, JILSEN LUREINE
MORADA, MARIEL ANGELA
NORA, RASHID
OLAN, JANNEA MAE
ROXAS, ERIK
CHAPTER I
Plastics are very useful to us, humans. Versatile plastics inspire innovations
that help make life better, healthier and safer every day. Plastics are used to make
bicycle helmets, child safety seats and airbags in automobiles. They are in the cell
phones, televisions, computers and other electronic equipment that makes modern
life possible. They are in the roofs, walls, flooring and insulation that make homes
and buildings energy efficient. And plastics in packaging help keep foods safe and
fresh. However, inspite of its uses, it is a big threat to our environment. Due to the
people who are irresponsible, they are throwing garbage that contain plastics in
land and bodies of water. As a result, it causes pollution. Conventional plastics not
only take decades to decompose, but also produce toxins while degradation. So
our group think of an alternative way to lessen plastics in our environment. And
demand for packaging is rapidly increasing among retailers and the food industry
at large scale. Our group think that this might be a solution to reduce pollution.
Statement of the Problem
to plastics?
bioplastics for a change, we can save the environment, keep it greener and can prevent
causing health problems to the people. Animals can also benefit from bioplastics.
Since conventional plastics can harm underwater, land and even airborne animals,
For this investigatory project, instead of using the yellow kind of banana
peel, we will use the Green Plantain peels. The plantain peels contain more starch
than the yellow kind for the plantain peels’ starch content is 40%. In order to make
this project successful, we need to use the kind of banana peels that contains more
starch. We will also be using thyme leaves, vinegar, honey and cinnamon for this
project. Creating a bioplastic using ingredients that do not include chemicals can
Definition of Terms
plasticizer.
4. Plastic – the product we will use to compare with the result of our
experiment.
7. Water – it acts as a solvent to dissolve the starch and helps the starch
CHAPTER II
Related Literature
the bio-based plastics, and that trend is likely to persist in the future.
vegetable fats and oils, corn starch, pea starch or micro biota. Bioplastics
are thus made from waste materials and not from products intended for
food production.
SOURCE: https://www.ijert.org
Scientists use a free resource, organic waste and mimic the ordinary
waste as the feedstock. We take the waste, put it into a modifies digestion
unit, let everything break down and accelerate it. We take that liquid
form, feed the fatty acids to bacteria, which convert them into PHA,
organic process.”
SOURCE: https://sustainableamerica.org/blog/turning-food-waste-into-
bioplastics/
2. STARCH-BASED BIOPLASTICS
properties.
SOURCE: https://greendotbioplastics.com/starch-based-plastics/
Approximately 50% of the bioplastics used commercially are prepared
they are widely used for packaging applications. The tensile properties
SOURCE: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6439/7/4/32/htm
plasticizer.
SOURCE:https://journal.hibiscuspublisher.com/index.php/BSTR/article
/download/352/358/
The banana fruit’s peel was selected for this experiment because it is a
SOURCE:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303942610_PROD
UCTION_OF_BIODEGRADABLE_PLASTIC_FROM_BANANA_PEEL
banana that degraded slowly but completely. Banana peels from before
1981 were not degradable but during the year 1981, up to the present,
SOURCE: http://www.creekcats.com/pnprice/banana.html
biopolymers must contain and protect the food products and maintain
their sensory quality and safety One of the most studied biopolymer is
starch, due to its wide availability, non-toxic characteristics,
SOURCE: https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780120943396/starch-
based-materials-in-food-packaging
SOURCE: https://m.scirp.org
5. PROPERTIES OF BIOPLASTICS
enhanced.
SOURCE: https://www.european-bioplastics.org/faq-items/what-types-
of-bioplastic-do-exist-and-what-properties-do-they-have/
sources, such as plant biomass and are suitable for disposable items,
such as, packaging, drink bottles and single-use food containers. Bio-
SOURCE: https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/1474-bioplastics
Related Studies
hopes will help replace the need for petroleum and combat pollution.
SOURCE: https://inhabitat.com/sixteen-year-old-student-from-turkey-turns-
banana-peels-into-bioplastic/
2. The success of bioplastic from banana peels, agar, sugar, corn starch and potato
starch is based on the fact that they are rich in starch. The films were prepared
material with tensile strength similar to a paper (when manually pulled) was
produced using banana peels. The bioplastic formed was comparatively fragile.
The composite produced from banana peels was thin, papery and showed good
tensile strength.
SOURCE: https://www.ijert.com/
3. Starch is one of the prime materials used to make bioplastics. The commonly
used bioplastic globally as of right now is the polyacetic acid. It has proven to
be extremely useful and promising mainly due to its physical and chemical
properties. Like the corn starch-based bioplastics made, it can also be easily
5. The material used in manufacturing the bioplastic, banana peels, was chosen
because it is one of the fruits that are very rich in starch, which consists of two
adjoined glucose molecules that are bonded together forming the plastic.
6. The bioplastic made from banana peels in this experiment was able to be
molded and used in a way that plastic was used. If further processing will be
to the toxic form of petroleum-based plastic. This bioplastic also, does not
SOURCE: www.jetir.org