Research and Development on Plastic Substitute

Salinas Corporation

59 De Jesus St, Quezon City, Metro Manila

John Clyde M. Bengson

Yasmin Kaye C. Borja

BS Chemical Engineering

Technological Institute of the Philippines-Manila

Intern, Salinas Corporation

 REFERENCES LINKS ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF PLASTIC
PACKAGING IN SALINAS CORPORATION:

A. PLASTIC SUBSTITUTES DEVELOPED AT PRESENT WITH THEIR CHEMISTRY

 Plant-based plastics
o Defintion
https://www.thestrategydistillery.com/news/13-plastic-alternatives/
o Chemistry
http://182.18.165.51/Fac_File/STUDY164@678329.pdf
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.200460587
https://web.archive.org/web/20120210194852/http://www.matbase.com/m
aterial/polymers/agrobased/polylactic-acid-pla/properties
 Mushroom Root
o Defintion
https://www.thestrategydistillery.com/news/13-plastic-alternatives/
o Chemistry
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1002851826381
 Bagasse
o Defintion
https://www.thestrategydistillery.com/news/13-plastic-alternatives/
o Chemistry
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/bagasse
 Stone Paper and Plastic
o Defintion
https://www.thestrategydistillery.com/news/13-plastic-alternatives/
o Chemistry
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10344233.2019.1672951?jo
urnalCode=ybac20
 Cornstarch and Sorghum Starch Loose Fill
o Defintion
https://www.thestrategydistillery.com/news/13-plastic-alternatives/
o Chemistry
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24836924
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228688758_Functional_Properti
es_of_Polylactic_Acid_Starch-Based_Loose-Fill_Packaging_Foams_1
 Silberboard-Metallized Paper
o Defintion
https://www.thestrategydistillery.com/news/13-plastic-alternatives/
o Chemistry
https://desguide.com/wp-content/uploads/AboutPaperMetallized.pdf
  Wood Pulp Cellophane
o Defintion
https://www.thestrategydistillery.com/news/13-plastic-alternatives/
o Chemistry

https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2017-6-november-december/ask-mr-
green/cellophane-better-plastic

 Prawn Shell Plastic Bags

o Defintion
https://www.thestrategydistillery.com/news/13-plastic-alternatives/
o Chemistry
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223541195_A_seasonal_study_
of_the_chemical_composition_and_chitin_quality_of_shrimp_shells_obtai
ned_from_northern_shrimp_Pandalus_borealis

Overview on Methalocene Polyethylene

https://www.brentwoodplastics.com/metallocene

https://www.pslc.ws/macrog/mcene.htm

B. OXO-BIODEGRADABLE VS HYDRO BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC

 Oxo-Biodegradable Plastic

o https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/biodegradable-vs-oxo-take-your-decision-
wisely-abhishek-moon/
o https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/biodegradable-vs-oxo-take-your-decision-
wisely-abhishek-moon/
o http://www.biodeg.org/Types%20of%20Degradable%20Plastic%20(2).pdf

 Questions

o https://www.interplas.com/oxo-biodegradable-plastic

 Hydro-Biodegradable Plastic

o https://www.plastivision.org/blog/types-of-biodegradable-plastics/
o https://treadingmyownpath.com/2014/06/26/compostable-plastics-and-
bioplastics-and-why-they-arent-the-green-solution/

 Oxo-Biodegradable vs. Hydro-Biodegradable Table

o http://www.greenclubinc.com/powerpoint/Green%20Club%20-
%20Oxo%20vs%20Hydro%20comparison.pdf
C. PACKAGING TECHNOLOGIES EMERGING IN THE PHILIPPINES

 Emerging Technologies

o https://byahilo.com/index.php/tag/propak-philippines/

 Companies Involved

o https://www.sanmiguel.com.ph/article/smc-to-use-biodegradable-plastics-
packaging

D. OCEAN PLASTICS AND OTHER PLASTIC WASTES PELLETIZERS

 Plastic In The Ocean

o https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-briefs/marine-plastics

 The Recycling Process

o https://www.oceanwasteplastics.com/owp-recycling

E. PRICE CANVASSING

https://www.alibaba.com/showroom/price-of-plastic-pelletizing-machine.html