Production of bioplastic from brown sea weeds

Description: This project aims to utilize brown sea weeds and to extract a polymer known as alginate. The extracted alginate can be turned in to eco friendly bioplastic.

Socio-Economic Benefits: Overall the fabrication and manufacturing of bioplastic from sea weeds is cost effective.

Category: Bioplastic – Microbial bioplastic, Agricultural material based bioplastic, For packaging, cutlery, lab utensils

Department: Biotechnology