Assess the Possibility of Producing Bioplastics from Leaf Extract of Ricinus Communis - A Preliminary Study Service Unavailable

The continuous utilization of petroleum-based plastics is creating severe environmental pollution and causing less reversible damage to the ecosystem. Hence in this study, the possibilities of producing the bioplastics material from the leaf extract of R. communis was studied. The physical properties of the hot water extract and pealed film of bioplastics derived from the mix of R. communis along with ۰.۷۵ g of glucose, ۱.۱۲۵g of gelatin, ۰.۵۶۵g of agar and ۱.۸ mL of glycerol (agitated on the magnetic stirrer at ۶۰°C for ۲ h) have studied by various assays such as solubility assay, swelling assay, density assay, and soil burial assay. The results of the swelling assay showed that the swelling ratio of the bioplastic was as ۱۴.۲۸%. Furthermore, the density assay was calculated as ۰.۱۷g. The two solvents namely, sulphuric acid and ortho-phosphoric acid, have completely solubilized the bioplastics at ۴۰% and ۲۰% of each solvent respectively. Significant volume or mass of degradation was observed in soil burial assay in ۱۵ days of study. Finally, the preliminary results attained from this study concludes that the extracts of R. communis along with aforementioned blending components could be useful to produce a biodegradable bioplastic with the possibility of mass fabrication.The continuous utilization of petroleum-based plastics is creating severe environmental pollution and causing less reversible damage to the ecosystem. Hence in this study, the possibilities of producing the bioplastics material from the leaf extract of R. communis was studied. The physical properties of the hot water extract and pealed film of bioplastics derived from the mix of R. communis along with ۰.۷۵ g of glucose, ۱.۱۲۵g of gelatin, ۰.۵۶۵g of agar and ۱.۸ mL of glycerol (agitated on the magnetic stirrer at ۶۰°C for ۲ h) have studied by various assays such as solubility assay, swelling assay, density assay, and soil burial assay. The results of the swelling assay showed that the swelling ratio of the bioplastic was as ۱۴.۲۸%. Furthermore, the density assay was calculated as ۰.۱۷g. The two solvents namely, sulphuric acid and ortho-phosphoric acid, have completely solubilized the bioplastics at ۴۰% and ۲۰% of each solvent respectively. Significant volume or mass of degradation was observed in soil burial assay in ۱۵ days of study. Finally, the preliminary results attained from this study concludes that the extracts of R. communis along with aforementioned blending components could be useful to produce a biodegradable bioplastic with the possibility of mass fabrication.

کلیدواژه ها:

Leaf extract ، Ricinus communis ، Bioplastic ، Solubility ، Biodegradable