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    1. The document describes a chemistry investigatory project submitted by Anusree K on making a plastic from starch under the guidance of Mr. Mahendra Kalra. 2. The aim was to make a biodegradable plastic from starch as an alternative to synthetic plastics that are not easily broken down. Starch was chosen because its polymers are broken down by natural organisms into simple sugars like glucose. 3. The procedure involved mixing starch and water, adding HCl to break down amylopectin allowing film formation, adding glycerol for plastic-like properties, neutralizing with NaOH, drying, and peeling the plastic sheet formed. The conclusion was a fair-looking plastic was

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    1. The document describes a chemistry investigatory project submitted by Anusree K on making a plastic from starch under the guidance of Mr. Mahendra Kalra. 2. The aim was to make a biodegradable plastic from starch as an alternative to synthetic plastics that are not easily broken down. Starch was chosen because its polymers are broken down by natural organisms into simple sugars like glucose. 3. The procedure involved mixing starch and water, adding HCl to break down amylopectin allowing film formation, adding glycerol for plastic-like properties, neutralizing with NaOH, drying, and peeling the plastic sheet formed. The conclusion was a fair-looking plastic was

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    1. The document describes a chemistry investigatory project submitted by Anusree K on making a plastic from starch under the guidance of Mr. Mahendra Kalra. 2. The aim was to make a biodegradable plastic from starch as an alternative to synthetic plastics that are not easily broken down. Starch was chosen because its polymers are broken down by natural organisms into simple sugars like glucose. 3. The procedure involved mixing starch and water, adding HCl to break down amylopectin allowing film formation, adding glycerol for plastic-like properties, neutralizing with NaOH, drying, and peeling the plastic sheet formed. The conclusion was a fair-looking plastic was

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    CHEMISTRY INVESTIGATORY PROJECT

    2020-21

    TOPIC : MAKING A PLASTIC FROM


    STARCH.
    GUIDED BY: MR. MAHENDRA KALRA
    SUBMMITED BY: ANUSREE K
    CERTIFICATE
    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    ABOUT
    1. AIM
    2. INTOTRODUCTION
    THEORY
    REQUIREMENT
    PROCEDURE
    CONCLUSION
    RESULT
    BIBLIOGRAPHY
    CERTIFICATE
    This is to certify that Anusree K of class XII
    has completed the chemistry project
    entitled “MAKING A PLASTIC FROM
    STARCH” herself and under my guidance.
    The progress of the project has been
    continuously reported and has been in my
    knowledge consistently .

    INTERNAL EXTERNAL
    EXAMINER EXAMINER

    principal
    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    I would like to express my profound and
    appreciation to those who helped me with this
    project, for their time expended and for sharing
    their insights about the project. I have been
    immeasurably enriched by working under the
    guidance and supervision of MAHENDRA
    KALRA PGT CHEMISTRY, who has a great level
    of knowledge and has an art of encouraging,
    Correcting and directing me in every situation
    possible, which has enabled me to complete the
    project. I would also like to thank all the people
    who have helped me in this project and appreciate
    the available sources who provided me with the
    research papers.
    ABOUT
    Aim: Making a plastic from starch
    Introduction : Plastic pollution is currently one of
    the biggest environmental concerns. Synthetic Plastics
    are made up of long chain of molecules (polymer)
    containing repeated units of carbon atoms (monomer).
    These Synthetic polymers has extremely strong
    carbon-carbon bond with each other. Because of this
    inherent molecular stability, plastics do not breakdown
    into simpler components easily.
    So to find the alternative of this problem I made a
    successful attempt to make a biodegradable plastic.
    We say it Biodegradable because natural organisms
    are capable of breaking the material down into smaller
    parts. We use starch polymer(Amylose) which is
    biodegradable in nature and hence successfully
    converted to replacement of plastic.
    THEORY

    Why we chose starch?


    Starch is made of long chains o f glucose molecules joined
    together. Strictly, it co ntains two polymers: amyl ose, which is
    straight cha ined , and amylo pectin, which is branched.
    Glucose(simple sugar) is essential for life, that being the reaso n
    many organisms from bacteria to human break starch into simple
    sugar(glucose).
    How it degrades into simple sugar?
    Starch is a chain of simple sug ar monomers called glucose the
    bonds that connect then are called glycosidic bonds an enzyme
    called amylase helps break sugar part by fitting between two
    monomers. A water molecule is absorbed is order to break the
    glycosidic bond between two monomer s in a process called
    hydrolysis.
    REQUIREMENT

    1.Potato starch
    2. Propan-1,2,3-triol (glycerol)
    3.Hydrochloric acid
    4.Sodium hydroxide
    5. Spirit lamp
    6.Tripod
    7.Universal Indicator paper
    8.Stirring rod
    9.China dish
    PROCEDURE

    1. Start the experiment by placing tripod over a Spirit lamp


    with china dish at above it.
    2. Add some water into the china dish. Note: If too much
    water is used, the polymer does not so lidify and remains a
    liquid
    3. Then add starch little by little with continuous stir. Avoid
    making air bubbles. Note: When starch is dried from an
    aqueous solution it forms a film as a result of hydrogen
    bonding between the chains
    4. Add some HCl into the mixture. Note: After step 3
    However, the amylopectininhibits the formation of the film.
    The addition of hydrochloric acid breaks the amylopectin
    down, allowing a more satisfactory film formation
    5. Add propan1,2,3-triol in suitable amount. Note: The
    addition of propan-1,2,3-triol has an effect because of its
    hydroscopic (water attracting) properties. Water bound to
    the propan-1,2,3-triol gets in amongst the starch chains and
    inhibits the formation of crystalline areas, preventing
    brittleness and resulting in more ‘plastic’ properties.
    6. To neutralize HCl add some NaOH into it.
    7. After you observe it forming like Plastic film or Vaseline
    like gel lay it down to flat surface.
    8. Spread it into long sheet of desired thickness.
    9. let it dry properly for at least an hour properly.
    10. Peal it out from the surface. And your plastic is formed.
    CONCLUSION
    Thus we obtain a fair looking plastic. Things that could be
    done better is to pierce o ut plastic properly once its
    prepared and little food colour can be added for good
    appearance

    We obtained a Plastic piece which demonstrates that starch


    can be used to make plastic.
    BIBLIOGRAPHY
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