BioVention

“Preventing the cost for remedy.”

Team Biovention
Yumi Jackylyn Crimona
Ricaela De Leon
Doris Ibanes
John Mark Tuliao
 NETFLEX:
BIOPLASTIC FOAM NET MADE
FROM BANANA PEEL AND PSEUDOSTEM
Why switch to bioplastics?

400 million tons of plastic each year

(8 million tons of plastic enters the world’s ocean)
 40% single use
Expanded Polyethelene (EPE) material plastics are not
biodegradable

Data taken from 2020 report

Banana Peel and Pseudostem

Banana plant provides textile fiber

Low density
Recyclable and biodegradable
Can easily blended with cotton fibers or other synthetic fibers
serve as organic material with abundant availability
cost efficient and environment friendly properties
instead of petroleum based plastic is an effective solution
leading to reduction in use of non-renewable raw materials
due its flexibility and durability

Data taken from 2020 report

Banana Pseudostem

The banana pseudo-stem mostly consists of

cellulose. Cellulose fiber can be considered as the
most available natural, biodegradable, and
renewable polymer that can be used in many
applications (reinforcing materials, textiles,
polymer matrix, and raw materials for paper).
Objective
The NETFLEX is a profitable
business idea which intends to supply
foam net or expandable net for fruits
out of banana peels in various fruit
vendors in Tuguegarao City and in
neighboring municipalities. In
addition to that, this aims also to
promote good quality of foam net in
terms of its flexibility and durability.
Objective The main goal is to
develop an alternative source of
Plastics that is biodegradable,
nature friendly and cost effective as
well.
Method

1. Preparation of banana Peel and Pseudostems

2. Banana peels are boiled in distilled water for about 30 minutes
3. Peels are left to dry for about 30 minutes
4. Banana is mushed until paste is formed
5. Pseudostems are chopped it into pieces
6. Pieces are dried in an oven at very low temperature
7. Dried pseudostem pieces are milled into a very fine powder
8. Peel paste and pseudostem powder are mixed
9. The mixture is spread on a tray, then baked
10. Sheets are left to cool
Related Literature

Ghamande et al (2018) confirmed the formation

of bioplastic from banana peels with usage of
metabisulphate to prevent microorganisms and
glycerol to increase the flexibility. The studies
suggest that bioplastic can serve as a potential
alternative to plastic material and the bioplastic
made from banana peelscoud bear the weight
one and half times more than plastic and it
could increase efficiency of plastic industry and
help in reduction of plastic pollution.
Related Literature

Jayachandra et al (2016) reported the use of fruit

waste for bioplastic production as an potencial
alternative source for conventional plastics. The
synthesis involve fruit waste mainly banana peel.
The research work includes blending of banana
peel with glycerol that provides pliability and
strength to withstand commercial properties of
being a bioplastic material. The characterisation
was carried out by FTIR and XRD and
biodegradation studies were conducted for
bioplastic degradation tractability.
Target Market
Fruit Vendors
Fruit companies that transport fruits
 NETFLEX:
BIOPLASTIC FOAM NET MADE
FROM BANANA PEEL AND PSEUDOSTEM

by BioVention
“Preventing the cost for remedy.”