Preliminary Testing of a Color-based Test Kit Detector for Bioplastics

Plastic was invented in 1907 by Leo Baekeland who is a Belgian-American Chemist. Since then, his creation has paved the way for the future of polymers. Nowadays, plastics come in different types with multitude of uses ranging from household storage purpose to medical packaging means. However, it al...

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Main Authors: Farrah, Wong, Noor Fazilah, Rahmansyah, Sariah, Abang, Chung, Seng Kheau, Aroland, Kiring, Jamal, Ahmad Dargham, Rosalam, Sarbatly
Other Authors: Sankar, K. Pal
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Language:English
Published: Springer, Singapore 2024
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spelling my.unimas.ir-466082024-11-13T08:19:37Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46608/ Preliminary Testing of a Color-based Test Kit Detector for Bioplastics Farrah, Wong Noor Fazilah, Rahmansyah Sariah, Abang Chung, Seng Kheau Aroland, Kiring Jamal, Ahmad Dargham Rosalam, Sarbatly T Technology (General) TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering TP Chemical technology Plastic was invented in 1907 by Leo Baekeland who is a Belgian-American Chemist. Since then, his creation has paved the way for the future of polymers. Nowadays, plastics come in different types with multitude of uses ranging from household storage purpose to medical packaging means. However, it also has a negative impact on humanity as well, particularly on the environment and bioplastics is noticeably would be the way forward to achieve a sustainable environment. Bioplastics is synthesized from biomass or other natural material as the new alternative to plastic as it degrades much faster. Eventually, a bioplastic testing kit will be necessary, especially in the market where the use of plastic will be regulated. A prototype test kit based on Arduino and a color sensor was developed to distinguish different plastic types based on their distinct color reactions to specific chemical reagents. The fundamental question was how to create a feasible way to distinguish between cellulose-based, starch-based, biodegradable, and conventional plastics and deal with the accompanying challenges. The reagents applied to the samples included iodine, iodine-CaCl2, and Schultze reagents. Notably, the cellulose-based and starch-based straw samples exhibited a dark purple color change with iodine and dark blue with iodine-CaCl2 and Schultze reagent. In contrast, starch-based singlet bags exhibited brown transforming into purple with iodine and Schultze reagents. Besides, biodegradable, and conventional plastics displayed no color changes with any reagents. The test kit has shown a promising way to assist consumers to make a more informed decision through a simple test. Springer, Singapore Sankar, K. Pal Sabu, M. Thampi Ajith, Abraham 2024-10-18 Book Chapter PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46608/1/Intelligent%20Informatics.pdf Farrah, Wong and Noor Fazilah, Rahmansyah and Sariah, Abang and Chung, Seng Kheau and Aroland, Kiring and Jamal, Ahmad Dargham and Rosalam, Sarbatly (2024) Preliminary Testing of a Color-based Test Kit Detector for Bioplastics. In: Intelligent Informatics : Proceedings of Eighth International Symposium on Intelligent Informatics (ISI 2023). Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, 389 . Springer, Singapore, pp. 287-297. ISBN ISBN 978-981-97-2147-4 (eBook) / ISBN 978-981-97-2146-7 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-97-2147-4_20 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-2147-4_20
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TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
TP Chemical technology
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TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
TP Chemical technology
Farrah, Wong
Noor Fazilah, Rahmansyah
Sariah, Abang
Chung, Seng Kheau
Aroland, Kiring
Jamal, Ahmad Dargham
Rosalam, Sarbatly
Preliminary Testing of a Color-based Test Kit Detector for Bioplastics
description Plastic was invented in 1907 by Leo Baekeland who is a Belgian-American Chemist. Since then, his creation has paved the way for the future of polymers. Nowadays, plastics come in different types with multitude of uses ranging from household storage purpose to medical packaging means. However, it also has a negative impact on humanity as well, particularly on the environment and bioplastics is noticeably would be the way forward to achieve a sustainable environment. Bioplastics is synthesized from biomass or other natural material as the new alternative to plastic as it degrades much faster. Eventually, a bioplastic testing kit will be necessary, especially in the market where the use of plastic will be regulated. A prototype test kit based on Arduino and a color sensor was developed to distinguish different plastic types based on their distinct color reactions to specific chemical reagents. The fundamental question was how to create a feasible way to distinguish between cellulose-based, starch-based, biodegradable, and conventional plastics and deal with the accompanying challenges. The reagents applied to the samples included iodine, iodine-CaCl2, and Schultze reagents. Notably, the cellulose-based and starch-based straw samples exhibited a dark purple color change with iodine and dark blue with iodine-CaCl2 and Schultze reagent. In contrast, starch-based singlet bags exhibited brown transforming into purple with iodine and Schultze reagents. Besides, biodegradable, and conventional plastics displayed no color changes with any reagents. The test kit has shown a promising way to assist consumers to make a more informed decision through a simple test.
author2 Sankar, K. Pal
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Farrah, Wong
Noor Fazilah, Rahmansyah
Sariah, Abang
Chung, Seng Kheau
Aroland, Kiring
Jamal, Ahmad Dargham
Rosalam, Sarbatly
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author Farrah, Wong
Noor Fazilah, Rahmansyah
Sariah, Abang
Chung, Seng Kheau
Aroland, Kiring
Jamal, Ahmad Dargham
Rosalam, Sarbatly
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title Preliminary Testing of a Color-based Test Kit Detector for Bioplastics
title_short Preliminary Testing of a Color-based Test Kit Detector for Bioplastics
title_full Preliminary Testing of a Color-based Test Kit Detector for Bioplastics
title_fullStr Preliminary Testing of a Color-based Test Kit Detector for Bioplastics
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary Testing of a Color-based Test Kit Detector for Bioplastics
title_sort preliminary testing of a color-based test kit detector for bioplastics
publisher Springer, Singapore
publishDate 2024
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46608/1/Intelligent%20Informatics.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46608/
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-97-2147-4_20
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-2147-4_20
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