Development and Characterization of Sustainable Bioplastic Films Using Cellulose Extracted from Prosopis juliflora

ABSTRACT

To diminish the environmental impacts instigated by plastics, investigators recommended bioplastics. In the current work, an attempt is made to develop sustainable bioplastics from waste plants. Cellulose was extracted from the wood of Prosopis juliflora. The Prosopis juliflora wood was cut and ground into powder. The powder was washed with water and subjected to several chemical treatments to extract the cellulose. The bioplastic film samples were produced using it. Six different samples were prepared by varying the composition of cellulose, gelatin, citric acid, and glycerol. Several tests were carried out on samples developed as per ASTM standards, and the results were compared with the existing bioplastics. The test results indicated that sample 1 has a maximum tensile strength of 7.73 MPa. The average bursting strength of the bioplastic film is 12.44 kg/cm², which is better than the other bioplastics reported in the literature. The average biodegradability of developed bioplastic films is approximately 59.43%. The results revealed that the Prosopis juliflora cellulose-based bioplastics would be a better substitute for conventional plastics.

摘要

为了减少塑料对环境的影响，研究人员推荐使用生物塑料. 在目前的工作中，试图从废物工厂中开发可持续的生物塑料. 从胡罗卜的木材中提取纤维素. 普罗索匹斯的juliflora木材被切割并研磨成粉末. 用水洗涤该粉末并进行若干化学处理以提取纤维素. 使用它生产生物塑料薄膜样品. 通过改变纤维素、明胶、柠檬酸和甘油的组成制备了六种不同的样品. 对根据ASTM标准开发的样品进行了几项测试，并将结果与现有的生物塑料进行了比较. 试验结果表明，样品1的最大抗拉强度为7.73MPa. 生物塑料薄膜的平均爆裂强度为12.44 kg/cm2，比文献中报道的其他生物塑料要好. 已开发的生物塑料薄膜的平均生物降性约为59.43%. 研究结果表明，基于Prosopis juliflora纤维素的生物塑料将是传统塑料的更好替代品

KEYWORDS:

• Plastics
• bioplastics
• starch
• cellulose
• biodegradability
• Prosopis juliflora

关键词:

• 塑料
• 生物塑料
• 淀粉
• 纤维素
• 生物降解性

Acknowledgements

This research work was funded by Institutional Fund Projects under grant no. (IFPIP:1009-140-1443). The authors gratefully acknowledge the technical and financial support provided by the Ministry of Education and King Abdulaziz University, DSR, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Availability of data and materials

Yes

Author Contribution

Marichelvam, M.K, and Manimaran P designed the experiment and did experimental analysis while Anish Khan, Edi Syafri, Geetha, M, repeat the results and verify after that Kandakodeeswaran, K and Abdullah M. Asiri write the final draft of the manuscript.

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Highlights of this Investigation

• This research focuses on developing environmentally friendly bioplastics derived from cellulose extracted from the Prosopis juliflora plant.

• Cellulose-based bioplastics from Prosopis juliflora would be a better substitute for conventional plastics as the average biodegradability of the developed bioplastic films is about 59.43%.

• The average tensile strength of the cellulose- based bioplastics films was 5.84 MPa which is greater than other bioplastics films.