Open AccessAPPLICATION OF WASTE BANANA PEELS AS BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC
Author(s) -
Nur Athirah Huzaisham
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
science proceedings series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-9467
pISSN - 2663-9459
DOI - 10.31580/sps.v1i2.786
Subject(s) - biodegradable plastic , plastic waste , biodegradable polymer , banana peel , plastic bag , plastic pollution , biodegradation , waste management , bioplastic , environmental pollution , environmentally friendly , materials science , environmental science , pulp and paper industry , pollution , polymer , engineering , composite material , chemistry , food science , environmental protection , ecology , organic chemistry , biology
The world today seems unimaginable without plastics or synthetic organic polymer, however their large-scale production and use only dates back to 1950 (1). The resulting rapid growth in plastics production is remarkable, surpassing most other man-made materials. The study presents the utilization of banana peel as biodegradable plastic to substitute the existing non-biodegradable plastic. The objectives of this research are to aims to develop and produce biodegradable plastic that will substitute the existing non-biodegradable plastic to help in saving the environment as well as to compare the properties of biodegradable plastic based on banana peel with the commercial biodegradable plastic. The use of waste banana peel in this study is mainly to replace the synthetic materials used in the conventional biodegradable plastic. Furthermore, the environmental pollutions can be reduced due to the usage of waste banana peels to produce a new value-added biodegradable plastic.
Keywords : Banana peel, biodegradable plastic, pollution, environment