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Water Lettuce Leaves As Main Component in The Production of Biodegradable Plastic Bags

This document outlines a research study that aims to determine if water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) can be used as the main component in producing biodegradable plastic bags. Water lettuce is considered an invasive aquatic weed. The study will extract starch from water lettuce leaves and use different concentrations of the starch to produce plastic sheets. The sheets will then be tested for tensile strength, reactivity to acids and bases, flammability, biodegradability, and folding ability. A completely randomized design will be used to analyze the results. If effective, using water lettuce in biodegradable plastics could help address the environmental issues caused by increasing plastic waste while utilizing an invasive plant.

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Water Lettuce Leaves As Main Component in The Production of Biodegradable Plastic Bags

This document outlines a research study that aims to determine if water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) can be used as the main component in producing biodegradable plastic bags. Water lettuce is considered an invasive aquatic weed. The study will extract starch from water lettuce leaves and use different concentrations of the starch to produce plastic sheets. The sheets will then be tested for tensile strength, reactivity to acids and bases, flammability, biodegradability, and folding ability. A completely randomized design will be used to analyze the results. If effective, using water lettuce in biodegradable plastics could help address the environmental issues caused by increasing plastic waste while utilizing an invasive plant.

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WATER LETTUCE LEAVES (PISTIA

STRATIOTES) AS MAIN COMPONENT


IN THE PRODUCTION OF
BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC BAGS
RATIONALE
The increasing demand of plastics has been increasing uncontrollably. This high demand for
plastics has been a major contributor to the world’s present garbage problems.
Plastic cannot be disposed of through burning since plastic fumes cause wide range of
ailments. Even recycling, widely endorsed to reduce solid wastes, does not effectively reduce
the volume of used plastics.
Biodegradable plastics contained additives that cause them to decay more rapidly by the
presence of oxygen.
The Water Lettuce are considered one of the most notorious aquatic weeds. It proliferates
rapidly in lakes, dams and irrigation channels and clogs them
Water-based plants derived sugar molecules like lignin cellulose and hemicellulose, raw
materials for making biodegradable plastic.
OBJECTIVES
The research study aimed to determine if
Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) can be used as
an effective main component in the production
of biodegradable plastic bag.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1. Is water lettuce leaf (Pistia stratiotes) is as effective as
the commercial plastic bag in terms of:
a) Tensile Strength
b) Reactions to acids and bases
c) Flammability
d) Biodegradability
e) Folding

2. What treatment is the most effective in terms of:


a) Tensile Strength
b) Reactions to acids and bases
c) Flammability
d) Biodegradability
e) Folding
METHODOLOGY

Gathering, Washing, Pulverizing, Filtering, Decanting, Straining, Sun-drying of


Sun Drying of the Extracting the starch by Settling the extracted Extracted Starch
Water Lettuce leaves. means of Centrifuge. starch.

Mixing the necessary


components (starch, glycerol, After mixing, cooling
Polyvinyl Alcohol, ESBO and and drying of the Testing the plastic
water) with different plastic sheets. sheets.
concentrations in making the
plastic sheets through cooking .
METHODS OF TESTING
Reactions to Acids and
Tensile Strength Biodegradability
Bases

Flammability Folding
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND STATISTICAL
TREATMENT
The researchers will use the Completely
Randomized Design in the study.

One Way ANOVA will be used to analyze and compare


the Tensile Strength, Biodegradability, Reactions to
Acids and Bases, Flammability and Folding of the
different treatments in the study.
METHODS OF WASTE DISPOSAL
Since all the material that will be used are
biodegradable and non-toxic to humans and to the
environment, the materials will be collected, put in a
trash bag and bury them in a compost pit.
RESEARCH UTILIZATION AND DISSEMINATION
The study will be presented at Bacarra National
Comprehensive High School as a project on
Practical Research II.

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