An European patent has been granted to “Bio-degradable plastic” developed by scientists of Gujarat-based Central Salt Marine Chemicals and Research Institute (CSMCRI).<\/p>\n
The patent has been granted to the institute for developing “biodegradable” or “green” plastic by using a residue generated from a humble tropical weed called Jatropha. The seeds of this drought-resistant plant are used by the institute in manufacturing bio-diesel.<\/p>\n
“This is a very important achievement for us. This patent will now help us to scale up and commercially develop the process of manufacturing bio-degradable plastics in the country,” said Pushpito K Ghosh, director of CSMCRI, that has been doing pioneering work in developing Jatropha-based bio-diesel since the last several years.<\/p>\n
“We filed for the patent in 2009, after we successfully made biodegradable plastic from a residue of Jatropha called glycerol. We isolated and used microbes from soil and ocean environments to turn this glycerol into plastic, through a 96-hour-long fermentation process,” says Ghosh narrating the work conducted by the scientists at the institute located in neigbhouring Bhavnagar district.<\/p>\n
“We have so far managed to produce 10 grams or so of this bio-degradable plastic in our laboratories. When this plastic is put in soil, it degrades within six-months. Now the next step is to produce a kilogram of this plastic and make it commercially viable,” Ghosh added.<\/p>\n
The CSMCRI director also said the scientists were also working on “getting the right properties of plastic like tensile strength, etc.”<\/p>\n
The European patent comes a year after the institute received the CIPET (Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology) National Award for this innovation in 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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