Hyderabad: Transfer of Technology of biodegradable bags done by DRDO

Transfer of Technology (ToT) of biodegradable carry bags was carried out by Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), DRDO to an initial batch of 20 industries for facilitating voluminous production for an event at ASL, in the city on Wednesday.
After extensive studies, the scientists from ASL with expertise in composites, polymers and chemical engineering came up with an environmental friendly solution using bio-polymers for the replacement of single use plastics like carry bags.
The key product features include – biodegradability and conversion into manure after 90 days, edible, does not harm animals or marine environment, high compostability, does not contain any plastic, can be easily produced and a low cost innovative technology.
Studies are also being carried out to expand the same technology to make single use water bottles, milk packets and compatibility to withstand cold storage conditions.
Scientist Dr K Veera Brahmam who led the development of the eco-friendly solution highlighted the research studies, challenges faced, test facilities, certification processes and development journey.
“There was a good response to the expression of interest issued by DRDO and after evaluation, initial batch of 20 industries have been selected for the ToT and 45 more industries are in the pipeline,” he said.