Italian Institute of Technology Asanaxia • Asana Hugh, Il Kyle Baye Er and colleagues point out that the use of plastics is increasingly common. 2012, the world's plastic production reached 288 million tons, but the widespread use of this material also has a corresponding price. Synthetic plastics thousands or even tens of thousands of years will not decompose, releasing may harm the environment and human health of toxic elements. In addition, plastic is made from petroleum, which is an unsustainable resource. However, the steering environmentally friendly bioplastics has been costly and very difficult. Asana Hugh's team wanted to find a simpler, less expensive way of change.
They turned to a naturally occurring organic acids and can handle cellulose, cellulose is the main component of plants, is the most abundant polymer in nature. They call this organic mix it with parsley and spinach stems, rice hulls and cocoa pods and other substances, the resulting solution is then poured into the test vessel.
Film formation at the time of test performance from brittle to soft and elastic rigid series of promising features, similar to commercial plastics. These researchers concluded that:. "This research opens up the possibility of appropriate, so that people can take advantage of bio-plastics derived from agricultural waste to replace some of the non-degradable polymer"