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Meeting 2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
Symposium Composite Materials for Sustainable Eco-Friendly Applications
Presentation Title Biodegrability of Bioplastic Films with Manihot Esculenta Starch in Natural Environment
Author(s) Harrison Okechukwu Onovo, Ademola Agbeleye, Ruth Nkiruka Nnaji, Esther Temitope Towolawi
On-Site Speaker (Planned) Harrison Okechukwu Onovo
Abstract Scope Issues associated with plastic wastes has led to the timely invention of biodegradable plastics. This study however, investigated the biodegradation activities of bioplastic films from Manihot Esculenta starch. Biodegradability test was conducted on bioplastic films of different formulations and the conventional non-biodegrable plastic film to enable healthy comparison. The inoculums utilized to initiate biodegradation, and catalyse the process were collected from consortium of microbes from top humus soil of Akoka aquatic environment in Lagos Lagoon area of Lagos, Nigeria. The rate of biodegration of both bio and non-bio based plastic films was evaluated through the weight loss approach. The results indicate that bioplastics absorbed moisture contaminated with microbes and achieved saturation at the third day of exposure. The degradation processes commenced instantly and continued until the bioplastic films were brokendown to pieces. The biodegradation rate of bioplastic and non-bioplastic films studied were approximately 0.10 and 0.00 g/24 hour (day), respectively.
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Keywords Composites, Other, Other

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