BIOPLASTICS

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Anubhav Sangal(2K20/B8/11) Dr. Deenan

Santhiya
AC 102
 INTRODUCTION
The plastic materials which are made using renewable biomass sources like corn starch,
wood, recycled food wastes, vegetable oils and fats, agricultural by-products, etc. are called
Bio Plastics. They are also made from the used plastics by the action of microbes on them.

1930’s
Sudden increase in the usage of plastics, and their utility
and significance have become so incredible that it has
become so hard to imagine current existence without
plastics.
2020
Mostly all the current plastics that we see in our day to
day life are petroleum-derived and are largely
non-biodegradable which likewise aggregates in harming
the climate.

As per the 2004 data, bioplastics approximately comprise

of 0.2% of the total global polymer market and is
increasing since then.

2004

There is another problem with petroleum-based plastics that the petroleum resources are being used
up at a very high rate that all the sources of petroleum which are known on Earth will have been
vanished before the ending of the 21st century. Therefore there is a high requirement for the
bioplastics.
 1) Plastics are non-bio durable
substances and are therefore
contaminants for the environment. They
cannot be converted back to their
original state or into any organic
IMPACT substance. It also pollutes the water
bodies and the living organisms living in

OF them
2) sufferare
Plastics duemade
to this.
by the cracking
of petroleum, and this process may
lead to the emission of some carbon
PLASTIC compounds that are harmful for the
environment.
3) Since plastic is produced by the
cracking of petroleum, this important
resource is being used up and will
eventually deplete in 2050s.
We must give attention to this problem
as soon as possible and use bio
plastics as an alternative to preserve
our future.
 SO WE KNOW HOW PLASTIC IS
CAUSING PRECARIOUS
CONSEQUENCES…

SO WHY ARE
WHY DID WE
WE STILL
NOT STOP?
USING IT??

WHY IS IT THAT
EVEN AFTER
KNOWING
EVERYTHING,
PLASTIC USAGE
IS INCREASING
EVERY YEAR?
 The solution to this problem is that
Its high
scientist have produced new strains
production
of microbes and plants which will
rate and low
reduce the costs and increase the
costs
production
THE
AND THE
REASON
SOLUTIONS Its high
production
rate and low
We must try to gain, gather and
spread the knowledge about how
efficient bio-plastics are.
ARE !
S ARE..
costs

Its high
We must make suggestions to the
production
concerned authorities to take
rate and low
necessary actions.
costs
WHY BIOPLASTIC
OVER PLASTIC

Bioplastics are made by

microbes or plants,
some of which can Plastics produce Plastics produce
reproduce very quickly. harmful carbon harmful carbon
On the other hand compounds over its compounds over its
plastics just use up our production, whereas production, whereas
non-renewable bioplastics doesn't bioplastics doesn't
resource, leading to its cause any harm to the cause any harm to the
depletion. environment. environment.
 Starch Based plastic

Cellulose Based plastic

TYPES
OF Protein Based plastic

BIOPLASTICS
Aliphatic Polyesters

Organic Polyethene
STARCH BASED
PLASTICS

Starch is found in
seeds and in the
tubers and roots of
the plants. Most of
the starch
produced
worldwide is
derived from the
corn.
USED IN
• food additives
Constitute • Cosmetics
about 50 % of • Pharmaceuticals
bioplastic • Paper making
market • Textile making
 Gained increasing attention
due to the high strength and
stiffness, bio
degradability,renewability

Used as reinforcement in
CELLUOLSE composite materials
because of his strength and
BASED PLASTIC other properties

Cellulose fibers are

hydrophilic in nature ,so it is
necessary to increase the
surface roughness for
several uses
 PROTEIN BASED BIOPLASTIC

Research shows Due to a lot of

that protein is a research taking
feasible source place in this , we
for would see
manufacturing Protein based
for bioplastic in both
biodegradable food and
material non-food
packaging
Can also be
used in drug
delivery
systems
because it is
biocompatible &
biodegradable
 ALIPHATIC POLYSTERS

POLYLACTI POLY HYDROXY

C ACID POLY-3-HYDRO ALKANOATES(PH
XY A)
(PLA) plastic
▪ Transparent
▪ Linear Polysters
▪ Produced from cane BUTYRATE(PHB)
sugar and Glucose ▪ Produced from ▪ Produced By
▪ Used in manufacturing bacteria fermentation of
foil , moulds , cups ▪ Produce transparent sugar
etc. film ▪ Widely used in
▪ High M.P. medical industry
▪ Degrade without
residue
ORGANIC
POLYETHYLENE
•The basic building block The Brazilian chemicals group
(monomer) of polyethylene is Braskem claims that using its
ethylene. Ethylene is method of producing
Bio-derived polyethylene is • it does not biodegrade but
chemically similar to, and can polyethylene from sugar cane
chemically and physically can be recycled.it is also not
be derived from ethanol, ethanol captures (removes
identical to traditional toxic and can be used in food
which can be produced by from the environment) 2.15
polyethylene packaging as well
fermentation of agricultural tonnes of CO
feedstocks such as sugar cane 2 per tonne of Green
or corn. Polyethylene produced.
 CONCLUSION

Slows the depletion of

non-renewable sources
Not only ecological
friendly but also eco
nomical friendly
BIOPLASTIC are not toxic for
external uses therefore can be
used in a variety of products
Unlike plastics they do not
produce a net increase in
C02 when they break down
Still a lot
More to research and
implementation.