Bioplastics as better alternative to petro plastic

Abstract

Marine algal seaweeds are the underutilized bioresource i.e. food source, raw materials from industries, therapeutic application also. Seaweeds are the natural polysaccharides used in pharmaceutical preparation as tablets, as stabilizers, cosmetics and bioplastics packing industries. Raw materials such as sago, corn and food crops are used to produce green plastics these have low mechanical properties. Scientists have published alternative plastics by using red algae to produce biofuels. Eucheuma cottonii is the red algal crops use to produce plastics by filtration. Art carpus altilis and Calotropis gigantea are the red algae used to replace glycerol. Plastics are non-biodegradable and are toxin for human, animal and environment on the other hand bioplastics are degradable similar applications with plastics. Seaweeds are more efficient to produce bioplastics rather than plants, animals and other sources due to its high biomass from seaweeds are still on research. It less brittle, durable and is more resistant to microwave.