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Effect of Different Ratios of Biomaterials to Banana Peels on the Weight Loss of

Biodegradable Pots

Article  in  Acta Technologica Agriculturae · April 2019

DOI: 10.2478/ata-2019-0001

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E ect of Di erent Ratios of Biomaterials to Banana Peels on the Weight Loss of

Biodegradable Pots
Siti Nor Amirah Mohd Rafee, Yit Leng Lee, Mohd Riduan Jamalludin, Norawanis Abdul Razak, Nur Lailina Makhtar, Ras Izzati
Ismail

Acta Technologica Agriculturae, March 2019, De Gruyter

DOI: 10.2478/ata-2019-0001

Biodegradable pots made of bioplastic

and banana peels
What is it about?
The plastic pots are often used for growing plants as they are lightweight, In partnership with:
inexpensive, and durable. However the plastic pots are made of inert material and
thus non-biodegradable. Inappropriate disposal of the plastic pot would contaminate
the environment. An alternative way of reducing the usage of plastic pot is to
generate biodegradable pot that made of plasticizer (glycerol) and solid wastes.

Why is it important?
Two types of biodegradable pots were produced using di erent ratios of
biomaterials (B) and banana peels (BP). The ratios of B to BP tested in this study were
B50%: BP50% and B30%: BP 70%. Our ndings show the lower content of banana
peels decreased the tensile strength of biodegradable pot to be lled with soil and
the biodegradable pot B50%:BP50% highly decomposed.

Perspectives

YL Yit Leng Lee (Author)

Universiti Malaysia Perlis

The biomaterial pot is more environmental friendly and economically attractive

alternatives for traditional plastic pots.

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