Starch-Based Bioplastic Materials for Packaging Industry

Authors : Murat ATES, Pinar KUZ

Pages : 399-406

Doi:10.29187/jscmt.2020.44

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Publication Date : 2020-04-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, we performed the production of bioplastic from corn starch by condensation polymerization. We used a natural intensifier such as glycerin to make the corn starch into a bioplastic material. Bioplastic and its nanocomposites via carbon fiber microelectrode insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CFME);, TiO2 and nanoclay were synthesized to study its application in package industry. FTIR-ATR, TGA-DTA, SEM-EDX and mechanical analysis were taken to characterize the bioplastic based nanocomposites. We used different amounts of addition of CFME insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.2%, 0.5% and 1%);, TiO2 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1%, 3% and 5%); and nanoclay insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1%, 3% and 5%); to obtain the optimum condition for the bioplastic material. We obtained proper results for bioplastic/CFME nanocomposite addition of 1%, bioplastic / TiO2 and bioplastic / nanoclay nanocomposites addition of 5% in the composite material. Based on the literature that can be used in packaging industry without harming the environment, this is our main objective.
Keywords : Polymer, biopolymer, bioplastic, packaging industry, biodegradable materials