MANUEL A.

ROXAS HIGH SCHOOL

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
A
PRES. QUIRINO AVE., EXT., PACO, MANILA

THE FEASIBILITY OF CASSAVA (MANIHOT ESCOLENTA) PEEL

STARCH AS PRODUCTION OF BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC

Presented to
Mrs. Ma. Theresa Receli A. Gonzales
General Chemistry 1 Instructor/Teacher

By:
Deniega, Wendell E.
Francisco, Jason Anilov M.
Naelgas, Glenn Mark O.
Remoto, Joecel L.
Of STEM 11- Vidal Tan

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 Cassava Peel as Bio-plastics

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
DIVISON CITY SCHOOLS – MANILA
MANUEL A. ROXAS HIGH SCHOOL
PACO, MANILA
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SCHOOL YEAR 2019 - 2020

THE FEASIBILITY OF CASSAVA (MANIHOT ESCOLENTA) PEEL

STARCH AS PRODUCTION OF BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC
Deniega, Wendell E., Francisco, Jason Anilov M., Naelgas, Glenn Mark O., Remoto, Joecel L.

Abstract
Medium used for prepackaged foods today contains a l variation of petroleum-derived plastic polymer,
metals, glass, paper and board, or combinations thereof. Among these prepackaged materials, plastic is
found to be the best because of its long life properties. Thus, its exertion is gets bigger every day by day.
However, plastics cannot be reduced by natural processes in a short period of time; therefore, they are
left as plastic waste, causing environmental difficulty. Techniques commonly used to eliminate other
classification of waste such as burning and burying are inappropriate for plastic elimination. In
reciprocation to these concerns related with plastic waste, there has been substantial interest in the growth
and manufacturing of biodegradable plastics. In this work, a biodegradable plastic was produced by
blending cassava peel starch as a natural biodegradable polymer. The potential of producing
biodegradable prepackaged plastic film from cassava peel starch is motivated and should be further
investigated especially in a country with high cassava production, like Philippines.
Keywords: Manihot Escolenta, biodegradable polymers, plastic waste reduction.
Practical Application: Use of cassava peel starch for the production of products such as biodegradable
polymers (bioplastics).

I. Introduction
Nowadays, plastics is one of the biggest pollutant
on earth. It results in different environmental
concerns. This stimulate different processes, the use
of additives such as fillers, colorants, and
plasticizers to build polymers as plastics application
are the exemplification.
Environmental, economical, safety and different
challenges had led the scientist to formulate a
biodegradable polymers as a substitute. This
biodegradable polymers or bioplastics this stipulate
more sustainable environment than the typical
plastics which leads to environmental concerns.
But there is still a deficiencies in the expansion
build out of bioplastics as it is high cost of
manufacturing definite limitations. A replacement
for a depreciated and renewable substrate has been
recommended by using agricultural waste.
The researchers aim is to create an alternative
biodegradable polymers (bioplastics) using the
Cassava Peel Starch and Vegetable oil as
reinforcement fillers, to help the reduction of
environmental concerns regarding with the waste
pollution. The production of bioplastics is a fillers are present, then the rate of bio-plastics
advanced innovation to break the environmental produced will therefore increases
issues by using renewable and degradable natural
resources and to dispense more cost productive II. Materials and methods
bioplastics. Procurement of materials
The researchers will gather all the materials
The major problem states that this project aims to
create an effective biodegradable plastics using the needed. They will purchase a 4 kg cassava, 50 ml
of vegetable oil, vinegar, and one (1) cup of water
presence of cassava peel starch and using vegetable
In extraction of starch, Cassava peel with 1 cup of
oil as reinforcement fillers. And the minor problems
states that this project is to obtain the data about the water were put in an industrial blender. After
blending. The crushed mass was filtered through
effectiveness of the biodegradable plastics that
four-fold filtration of alkaline extraction using
consist of cassava peel starch and vegetable oil as
reinforcement fillers. To create an eco-friendly muslin cloth and then settle for 10 minutes. After
biodegradable plastics at low-cost. 10 minutes, remove the excess water from the
starch. The starch obtained was set a side and it dry
for about 24 hours.
The significance of the study that the researchers
aims is to create a depreciated and conservational
In creating the mixture, first, put one (1)
eco-friendly biodegradable plastics. It will help to
tablespoon of cassava peel starch in a bowl, and
reduce the spreading of the plastic waste in the
put one (1) cup of water, and stir it until it
surroundings. It helps the environment subduction
dissolves. Second, heat the pan with low-medium
of the unwanted polymers. It helps the people to
heat, put the dissolve starch, and then put a one (1)
utilize the proper waste management reduction
table spoon of vinegar and one (1) table spoon of
especially with the plastic waste.
vegetable oil and stir until it the starch becomes
thick. Remember to keep on stirring until it
The scope and limitation of this study will focus on
become gel and slightly opaque. When it looked
the procedure on how to make a feasible bioplastics
and acts like a bubbly slime, it’s done. Just keep
using the cassava peel starch and using vegetable oil
on stirring for another couple of seconds, then turn
as reinforcing fillers. The use of bio-plastics could
of the heat. You will notice that it becomes clear,
markedly increase as more durable versions are
except from some bubbles. Lastly, transfer it to the
developed. Bio-plastics can replace conventional
petri dish and spread it out as thick as you like.
plastics in the field of their applications also and can
be used in different sectors such as food packaging,
In creating the first testing. The samples go
plastic plates, cups, cutlery, plastic storage bags,
through biodegradability tests. The strips were
storage containers or other plastic or composite
stapled to a piece of cardboard and buried in a can
material items you are buying and therefore can
of soil. They were pull out after three weeks. Their
help in making environment sustainable. Thus, the
final proportions were recorded. To resolve on the
product does not gives the quality assurance of the
effects of water, the samples were submerged in an
plastic. It just only proves that we are able to make
open bottle of chlorinated water. The bottle was
plastics by the use of these given materials.
secured so as to isolate its contents from the
outside surface of the environment. After three
The hypotheses of this study is to identify the cause
weeks, their final proportions were noted.
and effect wherein, if the ratio of cassava peel starch
and glycerol are present, then the rate of durability
of bio-plastics will therefore increase; If the ratio of
cassava peel starch and glycerol in reinforcement

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 Cassava Peel as Bio-plastics
Figure 1. Gathering Materials.

Figure 2. Extraction of Starch.

Gathering all the materials from
purchasing an 50 ml of organic
vegetable oil (a), 50 ml of vinegar (b),
700 grams of cassava peel (c), and a
cup of water (d) from the commercial
market or in other source of materials
in your home. III. Results and discussion

Figure 1. Test on biodegradability

with the use of water.

Figure 1.2 Test on biodegradability

with the use of soil.
 Biodegradability test result using soil

Sample Week 1 Week 2 Week

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Bioplastic
that was
obtained
from this
study

Conventional
Plastics

Table. 1. Results and observation of

biodegradability with the use of soil.

Biodegradability test result using water

Sample Week1 Week2 Week

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Bioplastic
that was
obtained from
this study

Conventional
Plastics

Table 2. Results and observation of

biodegradability with the use of water.

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