chemistry PROJECT
ERECKAA OBERAI
XII-B
ROLL NO.5
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CERTIFICATE
ACKNOWLEDMENT
AIM
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
BIOPLASTICS
THEORY
MATERIALS REQUIRED
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
RESULTS
PRECAUTIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CERTIFICATE
I would like to certify that I
Ereckaa Oberai of class XII-B
studying in The Srijan School
completed this project ‘To prepare
bioplastic sheets using banana
peels’ under the guidance of Mr.
BK Goel in the year 2023-24
Mr. Bhuvnesh Kumar Goel
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to express my special
thanks to my teacher Mr. BK goel
who gave me the opportunity to
work on this insightful project on
the topic ‘To prepare bioplastic
sheets using banana peels, corn
starch and gelatin.’ He aided me in
doing the required research work,
due to which I came to know about
so many things. I am extremely
grateful to her.
AIM
To prepare and compare bioplastic
sheets using banana peels, corn
starch and gelatine
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The world generates 288m tonnes
of plastic worldwide each year, just
a little more than the annual
vegetable crop. Lasting for
hundreds of years, plastic leaches
harmful chemicals into the
environment, drastically affecting
marine life and jeopardizing
diverse ecosystems. We need to
find cost effective and sustainable
replacements to plastics.
BIOPLASTICS
Bioplastics are plastic materials
produced from renewable biomass
sources like vegetable fats and oils,
food waste, straw etc. there main
advantage is their independence
from fossil fuel as a raw material
which is a finite and globally
unevenly distributed resource.
THEORY
1. BIOPLASTIC FROM BANANA PEELS
The material used in manufacturing the
bioplastic, banana peels was chosen As it is one
of the Fruits that are very rich in starch
[C6H10O5], which consists of two different types
of polymer chains, amylose and amylopectin.
Banana peel also contains 18.71% cellulose. The
Cellulose has a uniform surface and forms a
layer of fibre-like pore structure. Porous solid
helps to absorb pollutants from the
environment. In addition, the functional –OH in
a banana peel can be exploited to absorb
pollutants. Besides that, cellulose has thermal
stability.
Cellulose as an adsorbent for wastewater
treatment has the advantage of most abundant
organic polymer, stable to chemicals,
biodegradable, non-toxic, and inexpensive.
Besides that, cellulose has thermal stability, the
degradation of cellulose led to the lost weight of
90% around 393 to 723 K.
2. BIOPLASTIC FROM CORNSTARCH
Cornstarch consists around 25% amylose and
and 75% amylopectin molecules. The amylose
molecules loose water due to which the
biodegradation tendency increases and by
amylopectin molecules plastilizer properties
increasies ie. Rapid gel formation, good
absorption capacity and good flexural strength.
It is easily available and cheap also.
3. BIOPLASTIC FROM GELATIN
Gelatin is an important natural biopolymer protein
extracted from fibrous insoluble collagen and
broadly used by various industries because of its
stabilizing, and easy handling usage. Nowadays,
scientists are interested to find out the alternative
polymer of plastic, provide food safety as well
having the properties of rapid degradation and
environmental friendly. In this study, an
investigation was carried out to figure out the
property of gelatin as a bioplastic polymer. The
prepared biofilms are characterized by Tensile
strength, flexibility etc.
MATERIALS REQUIRED
1. For making bioplastic from
banana peels, the following
materials are requires-
Banana peels
0.2M Sodium metabisulphite
Beaker
Hand blender
0.5N HCL
2ml glycerol
0.5N NaOH
Oven
2. For making bioplastic from
corn starch, the following
materials are required-
Corn starch [1 tbsp]
Water [4 tbsp]
Glycerol [1 tsp]
Acetic acid [ 1 tsp]
3. For making bioplastic from
gelatin, the following materials
are required-
Water
Glycerine
Gelatin
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
bANANA PEELS
1. Banana peels are removed
using knife and converted into
small pieces. Then they are
dipped in sodium
metabisulphite for 45 minutes
2. Banana peels are boiled in
distilled water for about 30
minutes
3. The water is decanted from the
beaker and the peels are now
left to dry on filter paper for
about 30 minutes
4. After they are dried, they are
pureed in a hand blender until
a paste is formed
5. 25 gm of banana paste is
placed in a beaker
6. 3 ml of 0.5NN HCl is added to
this mixture and stirred using
glass rod
7. 0.5N NaOH is added
8. The mixture is put in the oven
at 120 degree Celsius. Then it
is cooled and the film is
scraped off
CORN STARCH
1. Took a mixture of 1 tbsp corn
starch, 4 tbsp water, 1 tsp
glycerol and 1tsp acetic acid.
Heated and stirred the mixture
till a paste was formed
2. Cooled the mixture for some
time till thin bioplastic sheets
were formed
Gelatin
1. Took a mixture of water and
glycerin and stirred it well.
2. Kept it on heat and added
gelatin
3. Mixed the solution
4. Poured the liquid on baking
paper and let it rest for
some time till thin
bioplastic sheets were
formed
RESULTS
Thin bioplastic sheets were formed.
pRECAUTIONS
1. We should handle the chemicals
carefully.
2. We should wash our hands
properly after doing our work.
3. We should ensure minimum
breakage of film while peeling it off.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
[Link]
publication/
348806219_Production_of_Bioplast
ics_from_Banana_Peels
[Link]
I-prepare-a-0-5-normal-HCL
[Link]
0-5-N-NaOH
THANK YOU
