Italian researchers to develop bioplastics with plant based materials

Researchers in Italy got an innovative way to turn bio-wastes into bioplastics which is really a novel and eco-friendly idea in comparison to the current techniques. Definitely the product can be degraded from biological aspects still the process of it’s development is under controversies yet. Experts say that production of bioplastics is a process of numerous steps and need more energy and also it utilizes various crops that can be alternatively employed for preparation of food.

That’s why scientists are looking for the better way and they concentrate on development of cellophane with the use of cellulose. This plant based component is passed through alkali and acid baths for moulding it into plastic without any complicated processing. For this purpose, a step is also there to dissolve cellulose in trifluoroacetic acid for its direct conversion into natural crystalline.   

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Researchers multiplied the process on biowastes such as cocoa pod, spinach, rice halls and parsley stems. According to Bayer, these plant parts are not generally subjected for consumption so their conversion into bioplastics is good idea. The product developed in this way possesses flexible and sturdy approach which is better than the conventional bioplastics. Moreover, the newly evolved product also bears features of the basic plant.