PROJECT REVIEW – 2

FABRICATION OF BIO-DEGRADEBLE
PLASTIC MATERIAL

WORK PROGRESS:
COLLECTION OF STARCH

 Starch, in its native form, is a granular structure. This form of

starch is incorporated into plastics as a type of filler.
 In order to use starch as the polymer for a bioplastic application,
the polymer structures amylose and amylopectin are extracted.
Extraction occurs by disrupting the granular structure
by solubilization of the starch granules in water at elevated
temperatures, called gelatinization.

TYPE OF PLASTIC BEING PREPARED

 A bio-based polymer is used for this plastic which is derived
fully or in part from biomass or microorganisms as an
alternative to petroleum plastics.
 Many of these polymers are commonly referred to as bio-
plastics. A bio-plastic is similar to a conventional plastic,
like polypropylene, in the fact that it is used to make
commercial products. 
PREPARATION OF PLASTIC

 After selection of starch and grinding it into powder.

 Take 120 ml of water in a beaker and mix the starch thoroughly
 Heat the beaker and add 10-12 ml glycerol while stirring it
continuously
 Pour this solution on aluminum foil evenly
 Keep the solution on foil dry for 2 consecutive days to obtain
bio-plastic

REMAINING WORK

 Mechanical testing for its tensile properties under ADMET

eXpert 2611 Testing machine.
 Extracting it into required shape by using Injection molding.

Completion of project:
The project will be completed by the date 20th march 2020.

CH SAI PAVAN TEJA (1608-16-736-314) Guide:

SB NEWTON KUMAR (1608-16-736-312) T SOMA SEKHAR