Starch - Based Bioplastics

1. Starch - Based Bioplastics
BY:
A.M. Ishaa Yazhini,
Yellow Team,Group:A,
Young Scientist,
KAP 2024 - 2025.
KUMARI ARIVIAL PERAVAI
YOUNG SCIENTIST 2024 - 2025
THE RAW MATERIAL

2. Introduction of Starch
Starch is a carbohydrate that is the chief form of
stored energy in plants, especially wheat, corn,
rice, and potatoes.

3. The Future of Sustainable
Packaging
Starch is the future of sustainable
packaging.Starch-based bioplastics are a type
of biodegradable plastic that are made from
starch, a natural polymer that is abundant,
cheap, and renewable.

4. Environmental Benefits of Starch
Starch has several environmental benefits, They
are
● Renewable resources
● Degradability
● Carbon sequestration
● Bioadhesive alternative

5. DEGRADABILITY
● Starch is highly biodegradable and can break down into
natural elements much faster than traditional plastics. In
industrial composting facilities, starch-based plastics can
decompose in months.

6. Health:
Diets high in refined starches can increase the risk
of diabetes, heart disease, and weight gain. They
can also cause blood sugar to spike and then fall
sharply.

7. CONCLUSION:
● Starch is made up of long chains of sugar molecules that
are connected together.
● Starch based bio plastics are
renewable,biodegradable,easier to
manufacture,compostable.