1.7_BIOPLASTICS
//date_ august 2020
//location_ university of applied sciences, leipzig
//tools_ rhino, grasshopper
>...Bioplastics offers a material-study alternative to traditional plastics substituting their chemical composition with fully biobased and biodegradable polymers.
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1. [water: ~80%]
2. [gelatine: ~15%]
3. [glycerol: ~5%]
//procedure:
1. Pour [x] - grams of water into a pot.
2. Add [x * 0.2] - grams of gelatine powder to the water
3. Add [x * 0.05] - grams of glycerol to the mixture
4. Stir and heat mixture until 95°C
5. Remove heat, keep stirring. Then remove froth
6. Pour mixture in a mold and rest several days. Then remove sheet with knife
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a16d01db21eddf9b1ccff85fde88fec856930ccf3ce2ea7720df2a46343b4c47/bio2.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41925dea259022eac01c812874cabcbac406997f6bca63349d8f2911c07d9d73/bio_6.jpg)
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