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    Review of 'Production of Bioplastics from agricultural Waste, Mainly Banana Peels, “Musa Sapientum “, Using Batch Reactor '

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    Production of Bioplastics from agricultural Waste, Mainly Banana Peels, “Musa Sapientum “, Using Batch Reactor

    The objective of this study is to investigate the production of bioplastics from agricultural waste using banana peels. The main experiments in this study were carried by mixing banana peels and heating, then in a water bath reactor for at least two hours, the obtained paste was then mixed with relevant additives to obtain the final bioplastics product; The additives include Hydrochloric Acid (������) to break the bonding, Sodium hydroxide (��������) in order to neutralize the pH up to 7, Sodium Bicarbonate (����������3) to react with acidic components in the paste, releasing carbon dioxide, which causes expansion of the paste and forms the characteristic texture and grain. The propane- 1, 2, 3-trial (Glycerol) is used in the experiments functions as a plasticizer. Other additives were added to develop or improve the plasticity of the material such as gum Arabic and oil. The obtained results showed that Bioplastics has already formed before entering the oven with self- separation occurring (white color). Spectra standard range of cellulose showed that the peaks at 3354.0 and 2900.7����1, the peaks observed at 3417.63 and 2927.74����1 for the final paste after drying or (untreated bioplastics), also observed at 3379.05 and 2929.67����1for the bioplastics from banana peels final product or (treated bioplastic), also a band around 1060����1confirms the structure of cellulose. In order to verify that the obtained bioplastic is a real polymer, the thermal cracking process was carried, surprisingly; the obtained material then converted to fuel, classified as light naphtha which might be a new area of research. The research concluded that bioplastics could be practically obtained from Banana peels. The research recommends conducting further studies on the use of the material as a biofuel producer, through the thermal cracking process.
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