Effect of Different Ratios of Biomaterials to Banana Peels on the Weight Loss of Biodegradable Pots
The present study was undertaken to determine the weight loss of pots made of different ratios of biomaterials and banana peels. Two types of biodegradable pots were produced using different ratios of biomaterials (B) and banana peels (BP). The ratios of B to BP tested in this study were B50% : BP50...
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doaj-e52c372122124e35830a5194f5d0a2ba2021-09-06T19:41:21ZengSciendoActa Technologica Agriculturae1338-52672019-03-012211410.2478/ata-2019-0001ata-2019-0001Effect of Different Ratios of Biomaterials to Banana Peels on the Weight Loss of Biodegradable PotsMohd Rafee Siti Nor Amirah0Lee Yit Leng1Jamalludin Mohd Riduan2Abdul Razak Norawanis3Makhtar Nur Lailina4Ismail Ras Izzati5Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Uniciti Alam, Perlis, MalaysiaUniversiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Uniciti Alam, Perlis, MalaysiaUniversiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Uniciti Alam, Perlis, MalaysiaUniversiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Uniciti Alam, Perlis, MalaysiaUniversiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Uniciti Alam, Perlis, MalaysiaUniversiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Uniciti Alam, Perlis, MalaysiaThe present study was undertaken to determine the weight loss of pots made of different ratios of biomaterials and banana peels. Two types of biodegradable pots were produced using different ratios of biomaterials (B) and banana peels (BP). The ratios of B to BP tested in this study were B50% : BP50% and B30% : BP 70%. The weight loss of biodegradable pot with ratio B30% : BP70% was significantly higher than biodegradable pot with ratio B50% : BP50% after the empty biodegradable pots were left to decompose on the ground for 60 days. This result suggests that higher content of banana peels increase the microbial decomposition of the biodegradable pot. On the contrary, the weight loss of biodegradable pot with ratio B50%:BP50% was higher when they were filled with soil and left to decompose on the ground for 60 days. This is probably due to the lower content of banana peels, what decreased the tensile strength of biodegradable pot filled with soil, making it highly decomposable in such manner. In terms of degradability, biodegradable pot with ratio B30% : BP70% is more appropriate than pot with ratio B50% : BP50%.https://doi.org/10.2478/ata-2019-0001decompositioncarbonnitrogenpotglycerolsoil |
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Mohd Rafee Siti Nor Amirah Lee Yit Leng Jamalludin Mohd Riduan Abdul Razak Norawanis Makhtar Nur Lailina Ismail Ras Izzati Effect of Different Ratios of Biomaterials to Banana Peels on the Weight Loss of Biodegradable Pots Acta Technologica Agriculturae decomposition carbon nitrogen pot glycerol soil |
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Mohd Rafee Siti Nor Amirah Lee Yit Leng Jamalludin Mohd Riduan Abdul Razak Norawanis Makhtar Nur Lailina Ismail Ras Izzati |
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Effect of Different Ratios of Biomaterials to Banana Peels on the Weight Loss of Biodegradable Pots |
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Effect of Different Ratios of Biomaterials to Banana Peels on the Weight Loss of Biodegradable Pots |
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Effect of Different Ratios of Biomaterials to Banana Peels on the Weight Loss of Biodegradable Pots |
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Effect of Different Ratios of Biomaterials to Banana Peels on the Weight Loss of Biodegradable Pots |
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Effect of Different Ratios of Biomaterials to Banana Peels on the Weight Loss of Biodegradable Pots |
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effect of different ratios of biomaterials to banana peels on the weight loss of biodegradable pots |
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The present study was undertaken to determine the weight loss of pots made of different ratios of biomaterials and banana peels. Two types of biodegradable pots were produced using different ratios of biomaterials (B) and banana peels (BP). The ratios of B to BP tested in this study were B50% : BP50% and B30% : BP 70%. The weight loss of biodegradable pot with ratio B30% : BP70% was significantly higher than biodegradable pot with ratio B50% : BP50% after the empty biodegradable pots were left to decompose on the ground for 60 days. This result suggests that higher content of banana peels increase the microbial decomposition of the biodegradable pot. On the contrary, the weight loss of biodegradable pot with ratio B50%:BP50% was higher when they were filled with soil and left to decompose on the ground for 60 days. This is probably due to the lower content of banana peels, what decreased the tensile strength of biodegradable pot filled with soil, making it highly decomposable in such manner. In terms of degradability, biodegradable pot with ratio B30% : BP70% is more appropriate than pot with ratio B50% : BP50%. |
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decomposition carbon nitrogen pot glycerol soil |
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