Research Plan
A. Question or Problem being addressed
Petroleum-based plastics cause huge problems for the health of the
planetand people alike. Derived from nasty chemicals, these plastics leach
into our food and water and have been linked to various forms of cancer,
disease, and infertility. Not to mention the fact that plastics are littering our
oceans, taking up space in landfills, and generally polluting our
planet.(www.bioplastic.com.org.)
B. Goals/ Expected Outcomes/Hypotheses
The feasibility of this study could provide as basis for producing bioplastic
materialsfrom Mango (Mangifereindica), Santol (Sandoricumkoetjape), and
Banana (Musa paradisiacal) peels. Furthermore, this study compared the use of
the three fruits in the production of bioplastics in terms of its cost, durability and
degradation rate.
C. Procedures and Material
PROCEDURAL DESIGNS
A. Plant information
Data Gathering
Plant Identification (DENR)
B. Collection of Fruit Peels
Gathering of Fruit Peels from BagongLipunan
Washing of Fruit Peels
Air drying of Fruit Peels
Cutting of Fruits into smaller pieces
C. Making of Paste
Gathering of Materials
Boiling of Fruit Peels for 30 mins. In 500 ml beaker
Crashing the Fruit Peels using a blender
3 treatments in the form of paste
D. Production of Plastic
3ml of HCl was added with the paste
Baking the mixture using anoven at 130°C
Strength Test
Degradation Rate Test
Collection of Fruit Peels
Fruit peels will be collect at a particular fruit stand located at
TeodoroArcenas Trade Center, Roxas City, Capiz.
Extraction of Fruit Peels
The peels of the fruits will be removed using a stainless steel knife. Then,
a 500 ml beaker will be filled with distilled water and will be placed over a Bunsen
burner. The peels will be boiled for 30 minutes. After the boiling process, the
beaker will be removed from the Bunsen burner. Then peels will be decanted off
the water to be placed on and covered with a dry gauze pad, and to be left dry for
30 minutes. Then, they will be placed in a clean 500 ml beaker. Lastly, using a
blender, the peels will be pured until a fluid paste will be formed.
Preparation of Treatment
There were there treatments with three replications each, namely:
Treatment A – 100 grams Mango (Mangifereindica) peels, Treatment B - 100
grams Santol (Sandoricumkoetjape), and Treatment C – 100 grams Banana
(Musa paradisiacal). The commercially available petroleum-based plastic was
used as the control in the study.
Strength Test
The strength of the plastic will be determine by using spring balance and
determining whether or not the plastic broke.
Degradation Rate Test
After the bio plastic will be produced from Mango (Mangifereindica),
Santol (Sandoricumkoetjape), and Banana (Musa paradisiacal) peels, it will be
placed in an experiment table at Don Ynocencio Del Rosario Memorial School
laboratory in a standard room temperature. The researchers tracked the daily
changes in the appearance of bioplastics made from Mango (Mangifereindica),
Santol (Sandoricumkoetjape), and Banana (Musa paradisiacal) peels. The color
and texture of the bioplasticswill be recorded daily using the bioplastic
degradation rate scale based on www.bioplastics.com:
Statistical Data Analysis Procedure
As to the control dimension, this study will be using Completely
Randomized Design (CRD). (Gomez, 1984)
This design will be the most appropriate in this study. This will be because
there were no existing environmental factors that might affect the result of the
study that could not be controlled by the researchers. The statistical tools will be
used in this study is Mean to determine the average scores of the results of the
treatments in this study.
