Bioplastic Basics
This term refers to plastic materials derived from renewable biological sources like starch and plant fibers.
What is bioplastic?
A type of plant Lantana camara linn is known for being both invasive and toxic but useful in bioplastic production
What is a weed?
The independent variable in the experiment.
What is the ratio of Lantana leaves to flowers?
Biodegradability was tested by burying samples in soil for how many days
What is 7 days?
This common kitchen ingredient was used as a co-plasticizer in the bioplastic formulation.
What is vinegar?
The common name of the plant used as the main bioplastic material in the study.
What is Lantana?
Phytochemicals in Lantana that contribute to its structural and antimicrobial properties
What are alkaloids, flavonoids, and soluble starch?
Name one dependent variable used in the study.
What is tensile strength (or flexibility, water absorption, biodegradability, shelf life)?
This liquid, in an amount of 120 mL, was used to measure how much water the bioplastic samples could absorb.
What is distilled water?
This barangay in Misamis Oriental served as the experimental site for the study.
What is Barangay Malanang, Opol?
One key benefit of using Lantana camara linn in bioplastics is reducing this widespread environmental problem.
What is plastic pollution?
Lantana camara offers this bonus feature when used in packaging due to its bioactive compounds.
What is antimicrobial functionality?
This machine was used to measure tensile strength.
What is a Universal Testing Machine (UTM)?
Flexibility was tested by manually bending samples and measuring the angle before the sample did this.
What is cracking or breaking?
Before extraction, the Lantana plant parts were cleaned and preserved by this natural method.
What is air-drying in the shade?
In the study, Lantana helps manage this type of plant species that harms ecosystems.
What is an invasive species?
According to Ravikumar et al. (2017), these properties make Lantana ideal for bioplastics.
What are high cellulose content and antimicrobial compounds?
The method used to determine if results between samples are statistically different.
What is One-Way ANOVA?
Shelf-life was measured by watching for these four signs of degradation over time.
What are discoloration, mold growth, cracking, and brittleness?
The research contributes to this economic model, which focuses on reuse and sustainability.
What is the circular economy?
Besides cornstarch and Lantana extract, this plasticizer was used in the bioplastic mixture.
What is glycerol?
Dual environmental problem that uses Lantana camara help address in bioplastics
What are plastic pollution and invasive species control?
The research design is used in the study.
What is quantitative, true experimental, and comparative?
This researcher found that starch films with Lantana extracts degrade faster than pure starch films.
Who is Patel et al. (2021)?
These four Philippine government agencies could benefit from the research findings.
What are the DENR, DOST, DTI, and DA?