Done by Polymers group, Mohamed bin AbdulAziz Almana Food packaging is packaging for food. A package provides protection, tampering resistance, and special physical, chemical, or biological needs. Now lots of products are made out of plastic. A lot of it is throw away and will stay in garbage dumps for thousands of years. Biodegradable plastic, unlike normal plastic made from petroleum, will decompose and become part of the soil. This Intractable will show you how one easy way to make some biodegradable plastic. Then we can do with the biodegradable plastic a clever and eco-friendly food packaging systems on a high demand .

1. AL-Bairaq
I am Discovering Materials
POLYMER
ABDULLA ALMARRI ABDULLA ALHENZAB
AYED ALHENZAB MOHAMMED EMAD

2. Food Packaging
Food packaging is the food enclose in the
package may require protection from , among
other things , shock , vibration , compression ,
temperature , etc .

3. Activity 1 : Microwave Popcorn
Package
27/230 = 0.117
Popcorn bag Observations
Un popped 27
popped 230
1- we put the popcorn package in the microwave
.
2- we separated the unpopped popcorn from the
popped one .
3- we calculated the efficiency .

4. Activity 2 : Analyzing Food
Packaging Materials
Type of food packaged Materials used in
packaging
Purposes of packaging
Fresh food : apple
Paper , Flynn Protection from rotting
Staples : rice Canvas
Plastic
Ease of transport
Tack-out food :
Burger
Paper Protection from pollution
Beverages : water
bottle
Plastic Protection of soil
picture

5. Activity 3 : Evaluating the Impact of
Food Packaging.
Product Description
of packaging
including
materials
used
Total mass
of packaging
and product
Mass of
packaging
alone
Mass of
product
alone
Packaging
product ratio
Actual
ranking
Pringles Plastic, tin ,
carton
63.4 23.4 40 23.4/40
=0.585 3
Water bottle plastic 343.8 13.8 330 13.8/330
=0.042 1
Milk bottle Carton , tin 157.2 7.2 150 7.2/150
=o.o48 2

6. Activity 4 : Designing a Protective
Package ( tomato )
Description
of tomato
and package
50 cm 100 cm 200
cm
250
cm
Experimental yes yes yes No
1- we designed a package for a tomato .
2- threw tomatoes from different distances .
3- We calculated the mass of the product with the package
Control yes yes No No Efficiency
= 4.5/135.4
= 0.033
.
4- then we calculated efficiency

7. Activity 5 : Designing a Protective
Package ( egg )
Descriptio
n of
tomato and
package
50
cm
100
cm
200
cm
250
cm
Experiment
al
yes yes yes No
Control yes yes yes No

8. Activity 6 : comparing the inulating
properties of packaging materials
Time Experimental Control
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Chart Title
experimental control

9. Our project idea
Eat your food , Grow a plant , Save the planet
Now lots of products are made out of plastic. A lot of it is throw away and will
stay in garbage dumps of thousands of years. Biodegradable plastic,
unlike normal plastic made from petroleum, will decompose and become
part of the soil. This Intractable will show you how one easy way to make
some biodegradable plastic.
Then we can do with the biodegradable plastic a clever and eco-friendly food
packaging systems on a high demand .

10. The biodegradable plastic
1- Materials: -Corn Starch –Water -Cooking Oil
2- Mix the ingredients together to form a milky looking liquid.
3- Put the mixture in the microwave and set the microwave on high for 25-30 seconds.
4- When it looks slightly transparent, take it out. Let it cool a bit so you can handle it. Then knead the
plastic until it is soft and can be molded like play-dough. Now you can mold it into whatever shape you
want it to be. Once molded leave it for about 24 Hrs.

11. The friendly food packaging systems
Eat your food , Grow a plant , Save the planet

12. Eat your food , Grow a plant , Save the
planet
Results:
 This way we were able to solve the problem of non-plastic biodegradable .
 And we were able to protect the country from desertification .

13. Eat your food , Grow a plant , Save the planet
Recommendations:
 We can use the biodegradable plastic to make plant pots so you start the
plants indoors and when they've grow you can put them in the ground.
 The product is easy to apply and will not face any difficulties in the way it
works.

14. Conclusions
The module was very useful to us and we gained much information about
food packaging. AL-Bairaq improved our personality and thinking and was
a great experience to us.

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, Ras Gas,
Maersk Oil and Shell.