Assessment of Solubility, Moisture Content, Water Absorption and Thickness of Bioplastic synthesized from Iraqi Amber Rice Husks

Abstract

Bioplastics are the packaging that has features similar to regular plastics but is produced out of renewable organic materials. They have a great potential for even broader use because it is eco-friendly as well as has the capability to biodegrade easily. For formulation of plastic, other additives include chitosan, glycerol and sorbitol together with any other desired property. Therefore the purpose of the study was to investigate the viable aspects of the physically derived bioplastic from the chemically, physically and biologically treated cellulose from IARH including solubility and thickness, moisture content and water absorption. In the 24 hrs experiments, all the prepared bioplastic dissolve most especially in water which dissolved 75. 13% of bioplastic derived from chemically extracted cellulose, 60. 26% of bioplastic derived from physically extracted cellulose and 58. 01% of bioplastic derived from biologically extracted cellulose respectively followed by ethanol , acetic and chloroform which dissolved 75. 75 The moisture content rate of bioplastic film which is produced by the biological process of cellulose and dried for three hours at one hundred and five degree centigrade was found to be 44. 23%. On the other hand the moisture content of the film was brought down to 28. 75 and 39. 33%, respectively, using cellulose prepared by chemical and, physical processes. Water absorption rate was defined 43as the capacity of a material to absorb. 96% of the bioplastic film made from cellulose extracted chemically against 36 % for bioplastic film made from cellulose using enzymes. 77 and 36. The other extraction rates were 07% for physical and biological extractions. Moreover, the bioplastic films prepared from the cellulose derived by the biological methods had the average thickness of 0. 736mm thickness of film, which was thicker than the films prepared from physical and chemical processes, with 0. 646 and 0. 634mm, respectively.