Done by Neon group from Alwakra Independent school for girls, Under supervision of Al-Bairaq.

1. AL-Bairaq
I am Discovering Materials
Biodegradable Materials
NEON
Lama Ahmad Alghamdi Dana Mohammed Alkubaisi
Dana Hassan AL Mahmoud Sarah Majeed yaqoob

2. Outline
Introduction
Activity 1 : comparing packing materials.
Activity 2 : hunting for biodegradable objects .
Activity 3 : processing biodegradable materials and
comparing their mechanical properties.
Activity 4 : measuring the degradation rates of
biodegradable materials .
Design Project : designing a medicine release
capsule.

3. Introduction
Biodegradable
materials that are
broken down by
natural processes into
reusable use non-toxic
materials

4. Activity 1
comparing packing materials.
We compeer between white
corn
Starch and green polystyrene
foam.
The white corn starch
degradable
In the water and the green
polystyrene
foam didn’t degradable in the
water
we tried to make a
good packaging for
the egg by using the
same material
Both of the plastic
bags that had the
eggs gave the same
protection
A B

5. Activity 2
hunting for biodegradable objects
ReasonShould be not
biodegradable
ReasonShould be
biodegradable
Because this
materials don’t
degradable by
analyst organism
. Cooking pots
Bathroom tools
Chairs and tables
Because it is organic
waste materials or
biodegradable in with
microorganisms
• Vegetables ,fruits
,meat bread and
rotting materials
decompose quickly
• Paper ,cartoon ,
wood , leather
,natural rubber
decompose slowly

6. Products we need :
Gelatin capsule ,20% , 10% ,5%
10 ml HCL
BAKERS
Heater
Activity 3
processing biodegradable
materials and comparing their
mechanical properties.

7. Activity 4
Hot water
200ml
HCL
100ml
NaOH
100ml
Foam
0.1g
8s 5:45s 1.15s
Gelatin
capsule
0.1
18s 5:30s 2.59s
5% film 2s 1:53 32s
20% jel 5s 7:14s 6:33s
measuring the degradation rates of biodegradable materials

8. Design project :
designing a
medicine capsule
We design a medicine
capsule
Using colored CaCl2
And we put it in the water the
next day it degradable in the
water

9. Final project
green biodegradable cups
Starting from 2022,people will flock to Qatar from
all over the world. Eventually , there will be an
excess in the usage of plastic , which will bring
about huge loss for the country because crude is
used in plastic industry our product meets Qatar’s
vision 2030 for economic and environmental
development
At repurpose, sustainability is about more than just our
products – it’s a way of life, a commitment to the future
of our plant. Repurpose is about making change
AFFORDABLE, SIMPLE and SUSTABLE. We believe
that small changes can make a big difference.

10. We researched about it and it turns
out that there is a biodegradable
plastic cups ,so we like to add some
amendments so that when it
degrades will benefit the
environment so we will add a layer
at the bottom of the plastic cup and
this layer contain the seeds, so
when we throw the cups it will
degrade and will be a compost with
will help the seeds to grow

11. Banana peels
Cornstarch
cooking oil
Milk
vinegar
Glycerin
Methods and Materials
Blender
Water
Food color
Seeds

12. Hypothesis
We assume that with the
addition of this layer of
seeds will get a green
environment and
beautiful at the same
time we will get rid of
desert spaces

13. Results
It helps to make the environment
free of plastic waste Make a green
environment by the seeds placed
in the end product

14. Conclusion
We suppose that our project
would be of great interest to
the state to comply with the
National Vision for Qatar
2030

15. Acknowledgment
Many thanks to my teachers, school and AL-Bairaq team
from Center for Advanced Materials (CAM), Qatar
University for supporting us during our journey with a AL-
Bairaq.
Also, I would like to thank the sponsors UNESCO, Qatar
National Commission, Ras Gas, Maersk and Shell.