Make bioplastic by yourself!

Subtitles available in English, German and French.
What ingredients and material do you need?
👉water, corn starch, vinegar, glycerin (you can get it in a pharmacy), cooking pot, hotplate, whisk, wooden spoon & baking tray
How can you DIY?
👉Add 1 tablespoon of starch and 1 teaspoon of vinegar to 4 tablespoons of water in a cooking pot. Add also 1 teaspoon of glycerin. You can get the glycerine in a pharmacy. If you want to make more bioplastics, you can double, triple, etc. the quantities.
👉Stir the mixture thoroughly with a whisk and heat over medium heat. Always keep stirring.
After a few minutes, the mixture becomes thicker, you have to then replace the whisk with a wooden spoon to continue stiring.
👉After more or less 10 minutes you have a sticky and glassy substance in your cooking pot. You can then spread this substance on a baking tray or another suitable surface.
👉Wait at least 24 hours for the bioplastic to dry. Then you can pull it off the baking tray.
ℹ️ You can even make objects (e.g. a bowl) with the bioplastic. Find out how to make a bioplastic bowl in this video: • Make your very own bio...
What’s the duration⏱️ of this DIY?
👉45 minutes of production - finished bioplastic earliest after 24 hours
What’s the scientific explanation?
👉The starch that serves as a raw material in this experiment consists of very long molecular chains, many of which are branched. In order to produce bioplastic from it, the starch must be boiled with vinegar. A chemical reaction takes place in which the side branches of the molecular chains making up the starch, are "cut off". The results are long starch molecule chains (which can be compared to cooked spaghetti). The effect of the third ingredient, the glycerin, can be explained well with the "spaghetti model": long, damp spaghetti stick together and get stuck. Transferred to the bioplastic, it would be rigid after drying and therefore easily fragile. The oily glycerin serves as a "lubricant", the spaghetti or the long starch molecules can glide past each other. The bioplastic softens and stays flexible even when it has dried. You can control whether your bioplastic is getting harder or softer by adding more or less glycerin.
Some additional tips:
👉You can also use cooking oil, instead of glycerin, but it doesn’t work as well.
👉The more glycerin you take, the softer your bioplastics becomes. If you take less glycerin, the bioplastic will become harder but also more fragile.
👉If you want to make colored bioplastic, you can add color to the substance. Food coloring works well, but don’t hesitate to try out other dyes!
👉If you want to convert the quantities into milliliters, one tablespoon corresponds to 15 ml and 1 teaspoon to 5 ml.
👉You can also sew purses, make hats or other items for Carnival out of the bioplastic fabric! Just one thing: please note that the bioplastic fabric is not waterproof!
Hazard note⚠️
👉The hot bioplastic is sticky. Make sure to not burn yourself with it and please only try it in the presence of an adult!
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Scientific explication in French: bit.ly/2Yid7DP
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[@Telectronics]

For everybody who asked himself what the link explains here is a short translation. Take one tablespoon starch mix it with one teaspoon vinegar, 4 tablespoons water and one teaspoon glycerine in a pan. Take a whisk and mix it throughly at a medium heat until it is a thick goey mass. Now change your whisk with a big spoon and put the goey bioplastic on a cooking sheet. Let it cool and give it any shape and thickness you like. Leave it 24h to dry. Now you have your bioplastic. Have fun ! By the way you can experiment with the glycerine to change the hardness of your bioplastic. More glycerine makes a softer plastic and less a harder but more brittle plastic.

[@ChanilouMontanez]

Does it only takes 24 hours to dry out???

[@Telectronics]

If you make a thin film like a foil then yes you can work with it after 24 hours. If you make it a few mm´s thick then I would wait a few days like 3 days. By the way If you use glycerine as plasticizer it will not get fully dry because glycerine holds it moist that´s how the plasticizer works.

[@hopIita]

​@@Telectronics Y si quiero que seque completamente? Es decir, si quiero un bioplastico rigido y no flexible? Estoy pensando en no añadir glicerina, pero los estudios hablan de unos minimos. Que ocurre si no la uso?

[@spacecaptain9188]

I had google auto- translate it from german: "Add 1 tablespoon of starch and 1 teaspoon of vinegar to 4 tablespoons of water in a saucepan. Add 1 teaspoon of glycerine. The glycerine you get in a pharmacy. If you want to make more bioplastics, you can double, triple, etc. the quantities. Stir the mixture thoroughly with a whisk and heat over medium heat. Always keep stirring. After a few minutes, the mixture becomes tougher, you have to then replace the whisk with a wooden spoon to continue to stir. After 10 minutes at the latest, you have a sticky and glassy substance in your saucepan. You can then pass on a baking sheet or other suitable surface. Wait at least 24 hours for the bioplastic to dry. Then you can pull it off the baking sheet. The bioplastics can be cut well if you want to make something out of it. If you want to make objects, you can rub the still soft bioplastic into fabric. But first check if the bioplastic is not too hot so you do not burn yourself! For example, you can place this bioplastics-soaked fabric on an upside-down bowl and smooth it out. Wait at least 24 hours before removing the dried bioplastic again. For example, you can make bowls made from bioplastic material. In the video you see an example, but let your ingenuity run wild!"

[@user-er4tb6pc2q]

What starch?

[@subscriberswithnovidchal-rf1ft]

Space Captain thx

[@mrslaughter4059]

Thank you for translating

[@dipasaha8190]

Unish Awiten what's that

[@ggravi1975]

which starch is used? potato or rice flour? please tell me

[@mrinnovatorin]

Can we make hard cups and spoons in your method by not adding glycerine?

[@ihhzt.154]

how do you dispose of the residue from the cooking pot?

[@charliebrownsabstractmind]

Is this waterproof and does the vinegar add any slight smell to the plastic?

[@GertKlimanschewski]

That*s really unbelievable....! We have such knowledge and we don't work it out...!!! It should be a big industry!

[@jessicaressica5069]

nahi

[@user-qg3yk6vp7i]

It seems eco-friendly to make bio-plastics, not oil. However, bioplastics that need to be decomposed by heat are having difficulty in post-production processing. PHA, which decomposes without heat, looks better in the future than PLA, where raw plastic decomposes only into heat. In the future, PHA materials will become more perfect eco-friendly materials.

[@dubuuu2247]

If you ever tried making this and it didn't work please reduce the amount of the Glycerine to 3/4 teaspoons!!

[@scottmcdonald8149]

What could I use instead of a baking tray?

[@dinamenzel9781]

Is it water soluble? If yes, how long it will take?

[@ianhumpreycoronado278]

Can the glycerol be the suppository?

[@danargumelarinc9660]

Will it then be waterproof and not dissolved in water?

[@reeseangeladigao310]

Hi, what kind of things can be made with this bioplastic?

[@shushanyang9344]

Hello,I want to ask Why do our own bioplastics become brittle when completely dried？

[@joeyhillers9460]

How to convert to 3d filament using potatoes starch and making it harder. For a college experiment.

[@ACSC_2004]

What can be a substitute for glycerin??

[@ahmedboghdady9306]

Does it dissolve in water?

[@rameshrameshnaikgama6851]

Can you explain the process please

[@renatoyutub]

is this water soluble?

[@naitikajain]

my bioplastic ALWAYS brekas down after drying what to do

[@megacup3977]

How long does it take to make this plastic

[@kirangangan7299]

Pls say the name of ingredients used

[@jessicaressica5069]

how can we make bioplastic into bagss????

[@mainyan1735]

Not me drooling over bioplastic

[@vannatabanera7688]

How to dry it fast?

[@geraldinegotzig9637]

wie heisst das lied?

[@isabellamazzulla9846]

What can you do to strengthen it when it dries but still keep its flexibility?

[@angelinetorres5205]

I made Bioplastic and follow their ingredients but then I got brittle bioplastic 😂

[@myelin-mc6kp]

You can experiment with the glycerine depending on the texture. You can also use plasticizer to make it harder or softer.

[@aboutstudies766]

Nice one

[@aaliyahnicolemortel2705]

Can we use cassava starch as a substitute for corn starch?

[@njjkz]

yes! just double it the amount

[@jayvishwakarma8997]

Pls discribe method how to make it

[@user-fp6tq8pv8s]

Can we replace the corn starch with ground potatoes? I mean raw potatoes that are smashed in a blender

[@josuequintero-td5gh]

No. You must use starch. If you separate the potato starch you can do it, but you must use pure starch.

[@Vajda1992]

Hi, Is it PLA? Can i use it for make filament? 3d print? Thx 😊👍

[@ScienceLu]

Hi - no it's not PLA. The quality you get might not be good enough to make a filament...

[@toxomanrod]

This is considered TPS (thermoplastic starch). You need to add other natural fiber fillers to increase it's mechanical properties enough for printing. I'm working on something like this but still have a lot of papers to read lol

[@AhmedGad-uc6qv]

hey its been 2 years i hope you can help us with more knowledge, did you find any method to make it for 3d printing or to make it to any other use? making any good products @@toxomanrod

[@dimpyr7990]

is this edible?

[@nicoleexb8868]

What can you do to strengthen it?

[@Chris_Hamada]

we made an experiment base on the video but the results were jelly-like looking. What shall we do?

[@ScienceLu]

Hi You can maybe try without vinegar. In a different video we did it without and it worked fine www.science.lu/de/bioplastik-made-mr-science Check at 1:10

[@marcodelia5766]

•After how many days does this bioplastic begin to decompose? • What material do you suggest me to use if this material must to be in contact with water? Please answer me :)

[@ScienceLu]

If it is in a dry environment it doesn't decompose. We kept ours for several years. It becomes a little bit friable over time. We can't unfortunately answer you second question.

[@arar2981]

Hey have you found a material to use in case the bioplastics is subjected to water contact?

[@TheLalawitch]

If it doesn't decompose, isn't it the same as any other plastic?

[@faleravanbalen8175]

Bioplastic decomposes in soil, water and the outdoors since there is a lot of moisture. Normal plastics don't, or at least take 50 to 400 years to do so. (depending on the type of plastic and the environment in which it decomposes). But beware of 'bioplastics' that contain lime powder, those are very harmfull to the environment, since lime powder is made from limestone, and when heated 90% becomes CO2 and 10% lime powder, this is the ingredient that makes concrete so harmful. So bioplastics like this one are actually good recipes, and there are many out there, and luckily a lot of people researching and experimenting. Lots of hope for the future if you focus on the activities of the people (leave the politicians to their. little game, the people have the real power to change, and we're doing it). Have a lovely day!! Hope this answers your question🌱🌿 @@TheLalawitch

[@crisjerichomabutas139]

how did you dry your bioplastic solution for 24hrs?

[@jessicaressica5069]

dhoop gadhe

[@berthayellowfinch5471]

Folks, add google translate to your extensions list. A small blue icon will now be on the upper right hand side of your page. Just click. Then click on "Austrian to English" at the top of your page and the entire web page will be translated with no further work.

[@ggravi1975]

which starch is used?potato or rice flour? please tell me

[@ScienceLu]

Hi, we used corn starch for this experiment.

[@magnuswootton6181]

if you add a little oil with your glycerine its a bit more water proof i think!!!!

[@keizelaviary655]

What kind of starch did you use?

[@ScienceLu]

Hi, we used corn starch for this experiment.

[@niramalasatyam9257]

What materials you have used bro...?

[@ScienceLu]

Hi, thank you for your comment. We have added subtitles in English, German and French to the video. We have also added the ingredients and instructions to the description box.

[@astrxrism__]

Can you use corn flour instead of corn starch?

[@luckintherain4179]

Corn starch and corn flour are the same

[@JohnDoe-gh6jz]

Turn on captions that telling ingredients

[@roohibhutto5915]

That actually worked😲

[@anguscameron561]

Given its made out of starch can this mix be heated or cooked again once it sets?

[@ScienceLu]

Hi, yes, you should be able to melt it again. We haven't tried this, maybe you let us know what happens!?

[@kaaviyaak3825]

What u are mixing is it milk or some other

[@ScienceLu]

Hi, thank you for your comment. We have added subtitles in English, German and French to the video. We have also added the ingredients and instructions to the description box.

[@k.ganesanganesan6825]

Hope mounting on Bio plastics.

[@Sky-ky4qw]

What happens if I add extra vinegar?

[@ScienceLu]

Try it! And let us know :-)

[@saranyachandran3451]

How many days did you take the starch to settle pls reply

[@ScienceLu]

Hi, thank you for your comment. We have added subtitles in English, German and French to the video. We have also added the ingredients and instructions to the description box.

[@martdeleon5918]

Can this serve as edible plasticizer?

[@Telectronics]

Yes I have seen glycerine used in food to hold cakes soft and squishy.

[@timberenz2097]

Was für ein Essig habt ihr benutzt

[@ScienceLu]

Hallo. Wir haben den ganz normalen, klaren Haushaltsessig benutzt, also den man zum Kochen und Putzen benutzt.

[@cnegi17]

WHAT IS THE WHITE WHITE THING IN THE STARTING OF VIDEO

[@ScienceLu]

Hi, thank you for your comment. We have added subtitles in English, German and French to the video. We have also added the ingredients and instructions to the description box.

[@altheacarlos6307]

How many days does it take before it hardens?

[@ScienceLu]

approximately 2 Weeks

[@jessicaressica5069]

@@ScienceLu it took me 2 days, mine is better

[@vinotozhimomi6283]

@@jessicaressica5069 how do we make it?

[@chillikyu8121]

​@@jessicaressica5069 how did you make it??

[@liamgroen5220]

How do I make it less sticky?

[@jessicaressica5069]

DRY

[@lucci6488]

so the problem is how will it dissolve? does it helo the environment

[@ScienceLu]

Hi, thank you for your comment. This bioplastic is made of cornstarch, vinegar and glycerin (glycerol), which are all water soluble. Bioplastic produced in industry often contains other material which is also biodegradable but often only under certain conditions (e.g. at higher temperatures than normally present in nature). We need more research to determine whether bioplastic will ultimately help the environment.

[@jahirhussain3623]

How many time taken to dry

[@ScienceLu]

Hi, thank you for your comment. We have added subtitles in English, German and French to the video. We have also added the ingredients and instructions to the description box.

[@jocelynquintero5764]

What are the ingredients?

[@ScienceLu]

Hi. The ingredients and method are explained in this article, which is however only in German or French: science.lu/de/content/bioplastik-herstellen

[@lovelove-ru4bd]

will this dissolve in water

[@ScienceLu]

Hi, yes, since this bioplastic is made of cornstarch, vinegar and glycerin (glycerol), which are all soluble in water.

[@infusions5011]

Add 1 tablespoon of starch and 1 teaspoon of vinegar to 4 tablespoons of water in a saucepan. Add 1 teaspoon of glycerine. The glycerine you get in a pharmacy. If you want to make more bioplastics, you can double, triple, etc. the quantities. Stir the mixture thoroughly with a whisk and heat over medium heat. Always keep stirring. After a few minutes, the mixture becomes tougher, you have to then replace the whisk with a wooden spoon to continue to stir. After 10 minutes at the latest, you have a sticky and glassy substance in your saucepan. You can then pass on a baking tray or other suitable surface. Wait at least 24 hours for the bioplastic to dry. Then you can pull it off the baking sheet. The bioplastics can be cut well if you want to make something out of it. If you want to make objects, you can rub the still soft bioplastic into fabric. But first check if the bioplastic is not too hot so you do not burn yourself! For example, you can place this bioplastics-soaked fabric on an upside-down bowl and smooth it out. Wait at least 24 hours before removing the dried bioplastic again. For example, you can make bowls made from bioplastic material. In the video you see an example, but let your ingenuity run wild That's it humans :)

[@jessicaressica5069]

thanks man, luv u too

[@myelin-mc6kp]

love u broskii tysm

[@wasitpolp.490]

Made from?

[@ScienceLu]

Hi, thank you for your comment. We have added subtitles in English, German and French to the video. We have also added the ingredients and instructions to the description box.

[@minhazurrahman2622]

whats the temp and what should we add in the milk

[@ScienceLu]

Hi. The ingredients and method are explained in this article, which is however only in German or French: science.lu/de/content/bioplastik-herstellen

[@imagineexistance4538]

Is it milk?

[@ScienceLu]

Hi, thank you for your comment. We have added subtitles in English, German and French to the video. We have also added the ingredients and instructions to the description box.

[@christtheguy6334]

So how long will that plastic last to decompose back into the environment ?

[@ScienceLu]

We didn't try it out, but as it is basically only starch it should be decomposed in less than 8 weeks

[@christtheguy6334]

@@ScienceLu oh really thanks ❤❤but...i want to improve it...so...which kind of chemical could i put in to make it decompose faster ?

[@ScienceLu]

@@christtheguy6334 I think that here you should better work on your composting method: higher temperatures or by adding bacteria or worms...

[@tricegeline2370]

Hi is this edible?

[@furkanakifaladag5303]

You better not, because of the glycerin!

[@s.sradon9782]

thanks for this quality video (sarcasm) please add more content next time

[@ScienceLu]

Hi. The ingredients and method are explained in this article, which is however only in German or French: science.lu/de/content/bioplastik-herstellen

[@benitasherin3533]

Plzz do explain

[@ScienceLu]

Hi. The ingredients and method are explained in this article, which is however only in German or French: science.lu/de/content/bioplastik-herstellen

[@Super_noob_playz]

Hi

[@dave6512]

Why my bio plastic is hard

[@vanijuyal3714]

Because of less glycerine. Amount of glycerine you add determines the elasticity and softness.

[@sairaboo5432]

does this biodegrade??????????????????

[@sairaboo5432]

please answer

[@ScienceLu]

​@@sairaboo5432 Hi, thank you for your comment. This bioplastic is made of cornstarch, vinegar and glycerin (glycerol), which are all water soluble. Hence, it can be composted.

[@ChikenNugget3000]

Lookes like cream

[@malsmith9666]

GOD loves everyone

[@jessicaressica5069]

no actually god does not luv me 😭😭😭😭

[@Aerox90]

So all I need is a stove, a pot and a whisk. Then whatver i stir in it will turn into a plastic? Thanks, great instructions! xD Jokes a side, but it would help if you provided the ingredients as well... And I mean in the video or inside the description-box as text, instead of linking to a website contaning the real instructions. For me, all that's telling me is that there is a reason why this video wants me to click on that link, and I don't know if it's to kindly showing me an awesome website - or to trick me into installing some snooping trackers/cookies or even dangerous malware =/ So if I'm not familliar with an URL or doesn't trust it, I do not click on it. And while I'm on the topic, more people should start taking caution while surfing around, and not click on just about any link that shows up! I'm not claiming that this perticular link contains malware or is dangerous in any way, I just wanted to spread awareness that not all websites are honest and safe.

[@ScienceLu]

Hi, thank you for your feedback. We have added subtitles in English, German and French to the video. We have also added the ingredients and instructions to the description box. Best wishes

[@johnwhelan1193]

Could you please turn off the stupid music, and talk true the tutorial, what are the ingredients. Zzzz

[@ScienceLu]

Hi. The ingredients and method are explained in this article, which is however only in German or French: science.lu/de/content/bioplastik-herstellen

[@ke2delight]

So the video and your explanation become completely pointless if you are going to title it "Make bioplastic by yourself!" What is the point to this if you have no explanation and narrative to it?

[@Geripappa]

There is a link in the description man. There is google chrome what will translate it to ya. You don't even have to use your mind...

[@uz4ir12345]

Add 1 tablespoon of starch and 1 teaspoon of vinegar to 4 tablespoons of water in a saucepan. Add 1 teaspoon of glycerine. The glycerine you get in a pharmacy. If you want to make more bioplastics, you can double, triple, etc. the quantities. Stir the mixture thoroughly with a whisk and heat over medium heat. Always keep stirring. After a few minutes, the mixture becomes tougher, you have to then replace the whisk with a wooden spoon to continue to stir. After 10 minutes at the latest, you have a sticky and glassy substance in your saucepan. You can then pass on a baking tray or other suitable surface. Wait at least 24 hours for the bioplastic to dry. Then you can pull it off the baking sheet. The bioplastics can be cut well if you want to make something out of it. If you want to make objects, you can rub the still soft bioplastic into fabric. But first check if the bioplastic is not too hot so you do not burn yourself! For example, you can place this bioplastics-soaked fabric on an upside-down bowl and smooth it out. Wait at least 24 hours before removing the dried bioplastic again. For example, you can make bowls made from bioplastic material. In the video you see an example, but let your ingenuity run wild!

[@joahkarnik5160]

@M because in luxembourg, they speak GERMAN and FRENCH

[@Whacc]

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[@ofikpiesta344]

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[@franchocou]

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[@elaizamyrell4497]

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[@kimjamesabrazado2034]

Wa juy pulos ngano man? 😂

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[@kimjamesabrazado2034]

@@gloriellegailevillaruel5391 nakasulay jud mo? Pwede pa share?

[@gloriellegailevillaruel5391]

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[@sirojiddinovjavlon8452]

What are the ingredients?

[@ScienceLu]

Hi. The ingredients and method are explained in this article, which is however only in German or French: science.lu/de/content/bioplastik-herstellen

[@yaswanthpavan1254]

Hi