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Bioplastic from mango leaves / Hariz Erzam, Muhammad Khairul Arrifin and Siti Salwa Abdul Aziz

Plastic is a synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers such as polyethylene, PVC, nylon, and others. It can be moulded into shape while soft, and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form. In Malaysia, it is generally used for food packaging, toys furniture and other applica...

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Main Authors: Erzam, Hariz, Arrifin, Muhammad Khairul, Abdul Aziz, Siti Salwa
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Creative ability in technology
Packaging
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spelling my.uitm.ir.688892022-12-01T04:41:00Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/68889/ Bioplastic from mango leaves / Hariz Erzam, Muhammad Khairul Arrifin and Siti Salwa Abdul Aziz Erzam, Hariz Arrifin, Muhammad Khairul Abdul Aziz, Siti Salwa Creative ability in technology Packaging Plastic is a synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers such as polyethylene, PVC, nylon, and others. It can be moulded into shape while soft, and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form. In Malaysia, it is generally used for food packaging, toys furniture and other applications. Even though it is very convenient, plastics derived from petroleum are not biodegradable. More than 80 million tonnes of plastic enters the world's oceans each year. Meanwhile, bioplastic is a type of biodegradable plastic derived from biological substances rather than petroleum. The demand for bioplastic is increasing along with the rising concern towards environmental problems caused by petroleum-based plastic. Global production capacity of bioplastic increased by 68% per year during 2003 until 2007 and predicted to reach 3.4 million tonnes in 2020. The objective of this study was to produce bioplastic from mango leaves. Mango trees are widely available in Malaysia and not fully utilized. In this project, the cellulose was extracted from the mango leaves through oxidation and bleaching. Then, the extracted cellulose was used in the production of bioplastic by using solution casting. The results showed that the lignocellulose content of our mango leaves were 29.6 % lignin, 33.9 % cellulose and 36.5 % hemicellulose. The bioplastic from mango leaves cellulose has shown good flexibility and strength as well as good opacity. In conclusion, bioplastic from mango leaves research was successfully prepared and can be developed as plastic bag or food packaging. 2020 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/68889/2/68889.pdf Bioplastic from mango leaves / Hariz Erzam, Muhammad Khairul Arrifin and Siti Salwa Abdul Aziz. (2020) In: The 9th International Innovation, Invention and Design Competition 2020, 17 May-10 Oct 2020, Perak, Malaysia.
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topic Creative ability in technology
Packaging
spellingShingle Creative ability in technology
Packaging
Erzam, Hariz
Arrifin, Muhammad Khairul
Abdul Aziz, Siti Salwa
Bioplastic from mango leaves / Hariz Erzam, Muhammad Khairul Arrifin and Siti Salwa Abdul Aziz
description Plastic is a synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers such as polyethylene, PVC, nylon, and others. It can be moulded into shape while soft, and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form. In Malaysia, it is generally used for food packaging, toys furniture and other applications. Even though it is very convenient, plastics derived from petroleum are not biodegradable. More than 80 million tonnes of plastic enters the world's oceans each year. Meanwhile, bioplastic is a type of biodegradable plastic derived from biological substances rather than petroleum. The demand for bioplastic is increasing along with the rising concern towards environmental problems caused by petroleum-based plastic. Global production capacity of bioplastic increased by 68% per year during 2003 until 2007 and predicted to reach 3.4 million tonnes in 2020. The objective of this study was to produce bioplastic from mango leaves. Mango trees are widely available in Malaysia and not fully utilized. In this project, the cellulose was extracted from the mango leaves through oxidation and bleaching. Then, the extracted cellulose was used in the production of bioplastic by using solution casting. The results showed that the lignocellulose content of our mango leaves were 29.6 % lignin, 33.9 % cellulose and 36.5 % hemicellulose. The bioplastic from mango leaves cellulose has shown good flexibility and strength as well as good opacity. In conclusion, bioplastic from mango leaves research was successfully prepared and can be developed as plastic bag or food packaging.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Erzam, Hariz
Arrifin, Muhammad Khairul
Abdul Aziz, Siti Salwa
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Arrifin, Muhammad Khairul
Abdul Aziz, Siti Salwa
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title Bioplastic from mango leaves / Hariz Erzam, Muhammad Khairul Arrifin and Siti Salwa Abdul Aziz
title_short Bioplastic from mango leaves / Hariz Erzam, Muhammad Khairul Arrifin and Siti Salwa Abdul Aziz
title_full Bioplastic from mango leaves / Hariz Erzam, Muhammad Khairul Arrifin and Siti Salwa Abdul Aziz
title_fullStr Bioplastic from mango leaves / Hariz Erzam, Muhammad Khairul Arrifin and Siti Salwa Abdul Aziz
title_full_unstemmed Bioplastic from mango leaves / Hariz Erzam, Muhammad Khairul Arrifin and Siti Salwa Abdul Aziz
title_sort bioplastic from mango leaves / hariz erzam, muhammad khairul arrifin and siti salwa abdul aziz
publishDate 2020
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