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Innovation (Student)

Biothene
Biothene

B iothene, are plastic materials produced either plants or animals, or biologically
generated by fermentation of sugars or
from renewable biomass sources, such
lipids. In contrast, common plastics,
as vegetable fats and oils, corn starch,
straw, woodchips, sawdust, recycled
petro-based polymers) are derived from
food waste, etc. Some bioplastics are such as fossilfuel plastics (also called
obtained by processing directly from petroleum or natural gas.
natural biopolymers including polysac-
charides (e.g. starch, cellulose, chitosan Process

and alginate) and proteins (e.g. soy protein, We purchased some Raw materials like
gluten and gelatin), while others are starch,cellulose,banana peel, Sodium
chemically synthesised from sugar thiosulphate,etc from the local market
derivatives (e.g. lactic acid) and lipids and our workstation was the kitchen of
(oils and fats) from either plants or our home which we used at night time.
animals, or biologically generated by After 500+ experiments and complete
fermentation of sugars or lipids. In contrast, failures, we made a fine solution and
common plastics, such as fossil-fuel spread it for drying on the back of the uten-
plastics (also called petro-based poly- sils due to lack of equipment used sunlight
mers) are derived from petroleum or for drying the mixtures and the result came
natural gas. Bioplastics are plastic materials out very well.
produced from renewable biomass
sources, such as vegetable fats and oils, Motive
corn starch, straw, woodchips, sawdust, Saves Non-renewable Sources of
recycled food waste, etc. Energy: Biodegradable plastics help
Some bioplastics are obtained by processing conserve petroleum supplies. Traditional
directly from natural biopolymers plastics come from heating and treating oil
including polysaccharides (e.g. starch, molecules until they turn into polymers.
cellulose, chitosan and alginate) and Bioplastics come from natural sources
proteins (e.g. soy protein, gluten and including crops like corn and switch
gelatin), while others are chemically grass. This makes them conserve non-
synthesised from sugar derivatives (e.g. renewable sources of energy such as
lactic acid) and lipids (oils and fats) from petroleum.
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