A study if arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) starch as a biodegradable plastic sheet /
by Althea Mae M. Apaitan, Shyla Angel R. Bañas, Andrea Louise C. Cansancio, Aaron John E. Lapidante, Adela Maxene A. Pagunsan, Tristan J. Refugio, Aliyah Clarisse P. Reyes, & Balgis Elizabeth S. Supani.
- [Iloilo City] : [Ateneo de Iloilo] c2023.
- 44 p.
As a consequence of the global issue of excessive plastic disposal, plastic pollution becomes evident in the determination of the environment. The researchers have developed a bio-alternative plastic from the key concentration of arrowroot starch. In this study, the utilization of arrowroot starch, glycerol, water, and acetic acid to create a starch-bioplastic film. To ensure the quality of the bioplastic film, the researchers decided to have three (3) parameters namely: moisture content, shelf life, and thermal resistance. In this study, the moisture content test, the arrowroot starch-based bioplastic was compared with the controlled group of the study, potato starch-based bioplastic. After running the data of the T-test, the p-value is less than 0.005, which signifies a effect in the moisture level between the two bioplastics. For the shelf life, the researchers devised a formula using the percentage and shelf life of each ingredient used in the making of the bioplastic film which showed that the film easily degrades if it will be buried in the soil. Lastly, the thermal resistance test showed that the optimum temperature of the bioplastic film was 100 degrees celsius since it was able to maintain the integrity of a bioplastic in that temperature. The Arrowroot starch-based bioplastric film can be a prospective organic bioplastic material that can help eradicate plastic pollution in the community with several addictives involved in the making of it.
Maranta arundinacea.
Biodegradable plastics--Arrowroots.
Ref 373.07 St9468 2023
As a consequence of the global issue of excessive plastic disposal, plastic pollution becomes evident in the determination of the environment. The researchers have developed a bio-alternative plastic from the key concentration of arrowroot starch. In this study, the utilization of arrowroot starch, glycerol, water, and acetic acid to create a starch-bioplastic film. To ensure the quality of the bioplastic film, the researchers decided to have three (3) parameters namely: moisture content, shelf life, and thermal resistance. In this study, the moisture content test, the arrowroot starch-based bioplastic was compared with the controlled group of the study, potato starch-based bioplastic. After running the data of the T-test, the p-value is less than 0.005, which signifies a effect in the moisture level between the two bioplastics. For the shelf life, the researchers devised a formula using the percentage and shelf life of each ingredient used in the making of the bioplastic film which showed that the film easily degrades if it will be buried in the soil. Lastly, the thermal resistance test showed that the optimum temperature of the bioplastic film was 100 degrees celsius since it was able to maintain the integrity of a bioplastic in that temperature. The Arrowroot starch-based bioplastric film can be a prospective organic bioplastic material that can help eradicate plastic pollution in the community with several addictives involved in the making of it.
Maranta arundinacea.
Biodegradable plastics--Arrowroots.
Ref 373.07 St9468 2023