Abstract

Plastics are used to make people's live easier. Unfortunately, most of these commercial plastics are
petroleum based and are non-biodegradable. And too much use of these plastics can lead to massive
landfills. The researchers found out that bioplastics are useful to serve as an alternative, for it can be
made from the starch of a raw fruit. The researchers used mature Breadfruit and unripe Banana peels.
These two sources are available in the researchers' place and are good source of starch. The aim of this
study is to create a bioplastic out of Breadfruit and Banana peels and to test its tensile strength.

The researchers gathered all the materials. In preparation of starch, 500 grams of Banana peels and
Breadfruits were sliced into smaller peices, it was pounded and then blended. It undergo decantation
process to produce the starch. After the residue was collected and air-dried, the researchers prepared
different ratios for the three replicates. The ratio for the first replicate was 10 grams of Breadfruit and
Banana peel starch, 10mL of glycerin and 10mL of vinegar. The second replicate was 10 grams of
Breadfruit and Banana peel starch, 10mL of glycerin and 15mL of vinegar. The third replicate was 10
grams of Breadfruit and Banana peel starch, 10mL of glycerin and 25mL of vinegar. The three replicates
were heated in a pan and then air-dried for two days. The bioplastic produced was not the same as the
researchers expected, it is hard, not transparent, but still, the researchers performed the tensile
strength test. The data gathered was computed through the statistical test Anova: Single Factor in Excel.
From the results, it shows that P-value is greater than the alpha thus, the researchers accept the null
hypothesis. The researchers conclude that there is no significant difference between the tensile strength
of the replicates from BBP bioplastic with different measurement of vinegar.