Department of Education

SAN ENRIQUE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL

Senior High School Department
San Enrique Iloilo

Significance of the study

This study aims to find the potential of cassava (Mahinotesculenta) starch in biodegradable
plastic making.

Specifically, the finds may benefit the following:

Community: The result of the study may help our environment to reduce waste materials and
lessen the natural hazards that the country experience nowadays.

Environmentalist: This study can be their guide to explore and conduct other research that
has a good effect in our environment.

Businessmen:This study may help businessman to use environment friendly plastics in their
business such as malls and markets that save our environment.

Other Researchers: The result of this study can be used to inspired other researcher to do
new and Undiscovery things that has the same background.

Statement of the Problem:

This study aims to determine the possibility of making biodegradable plastic from cassava
(Mahinot Esculenta) starch.

Specifically this study aims to answer to the following:

1. Is there a possibility in making biodegradable plastic from cassava(mahinot Esculenta)

starch?
2. What is the acceptability level of the making biodegradable plastic from cassava
(Mahinot E$sculenta) starch to SENCHS science teachers in terms of

a. Physical appearance and,

b. Strength

Hypotheses: There is no possibility in making biodegradable plastic from cassava (Mahinot

Esculenta) starch.

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 Department of Education
SAN ENRIQUE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
Senior High School Department
San Enrique Iloilo

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Background of the study

Using cassava (Mahinot Esculenta) starch in developing biodegradable plastic is one big
step to lessen, if not total eliminate our global concerns, This study is conducted to replace the
conventional non biodegradable plastic using cassava (Mahinot Esculenta) starch as its main
component for ideal biodegradable plastic some plastic use starch as an addictive. This addictive
helps in the natural decomposition of the plastic materials. Cassava (Mahinot Esculenta) starch is
composed of two component such as Amy lose and amyl pectin. As a major source of starch in
tropical and subtropical regions, cassava (Mahinot Esculenta) is promising raw material for the
development of biodegradable plastic in these Areas. Starch is a natural polymer and is biodegradable
and issued in these research because it is renewable chip