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COLEGIO LOYOLA PARA LA CIENCIA Y LA INNOVACIÓN
10ª MUESTRA INSTITUCIONAL 2020
Biodegradable oxo corn-based straws
Natural Innovation
Members
Isabella Celis Ospino
Luis Ángel Cortés Rodas
Susana Gómez Álvarez
Isabella Leal Castro
Sara Isabel Velásquez Velásquez
Advisors
Mónica Rocha
William Pérez
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM
One of the plastic products that generate the
most
contamination are plastic straws, according to
Time (2016), in the US In one day
produce 500 million, are very toxic and
resistant as they are made of
polypopidrene, which takes 1,000 to degrade
years. According to El Colombiano (2016) about
267 species are being threatened by the
intake of this product, as this causes them
obstruction in different parts of your
bodies. A way to fight the generation
plastic is to use biodegradable material,
being the corn rachis i from the cob an option
possible, which is generated as waste and not
takes advantage.
. Research question
How can the corn rachis from the Zea Mays
plant be used to produce useful fiber in the
production of biodegradable oxo straws?
GENERAL AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
GENERAL
To develop an oxo-biodegradable fiber from the
raqui of the corn, useful in the elaboration of
straws.
Specific
To Identify optimal oxo-biodegradation protocols
for corn. To develop oxo-biodegradation tests in
rachis fibers of corn. Produce oxo-biodegradable
straws from the fiber of the corn rachis
“Desafiando tu imaginación”
JUSTIFICATION AND SOCIAL /
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
According to a study published by the
journal Science, eight million tons of plastic
debris are dumped into the seas every
year. Straws are the seventh most polluting
element and take more than 200 years to
biodegrade. This project aims to offer an
environmentally friendly alternative to
produce straws and also seeks to take
advantage of a material that is normally
discarded; the corn rachis of the corn or the
commonly called tusa. In this way, two
wastes that impact the environment, can be
left behind.
Ciclo de los pitillos, recuperado de
https://www.larepublica.co/responsabilidad-social/empresas-se-unen-para-redu
cir-el-uso-de-pitillos-plasticos-en-sus-inventarios-2827889
Acknowledgements
We thank Professor Monica, Professor William for
always being with us, accompanying us and
helping us in what we need.
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