What is it about?
The plastic pots are often used for growing plants as they are lightweight, inexpensive, and durable. However the plastic pots are made of inert material and thus non-biodegradable. Inappropriate disposal of the plastic pot would contaminate the environment. An alternative way of reducing the usage of plastic pot is to generate biodegradable pot that made of plasticizer (glycerol) and solid wastes.
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Why is it important?
Two types of biodegradable pots were produced using different ratios of biomaterials (B) and banana peels (BP). The ratios of B to BP tested in this study were B50%: BP50% and B30%: BP 70%. Our findings show the lower content of banana peels decreased the tensile strength of biodegradable pot to be filled with soil and the biodegradable pot B50%:BP50% highly decomposed.
Perspectives
The biomaterial pot is more environmental friendly and economically attractive alternatives for traditional plastic pots.
Yit Leng Lee
Universiti Malaysia Perlis
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This page is a summary of: Effect of Different Ratios of Biomaterials to Banana Peels on the Weight Loss of Biodegradable Pots, Acta Technologica Agriculturae, March 2019, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.2478/ata-2019-0001.
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