The document discusses a student project to develop biodegradable packaging from modified poly lactic acid (PLA) that degrades at room temperature. The students aim to address the environmental issues caused by the large amount of non-biodegradable plastic waste. They plan to identify the physical and chemical properties needed for PLA to degrade at room temperature and apply it to produce biodegradable food packaging and bags. The project is supervised by teachers and seeks to utilize cassava starch, which is often discarded, in the modified PLA packaging.
The document discusses a student project to develop biodegradable packaging from modified poly lactic acid (PLA) that degrades at room temperature. The students aim to address the environmental issues caused by the large amount of non-biodegradable plastic waste. They plan to identify the physical and chemical properties needed for PLA to degrade at room temperature and apply it to produce biodegradable food packaging and bags. The project is supervised by teachers and seeks to utilize cassava starch, which is often discarded, in the modified PLA packaging.
The document discusses a student project to develop biodegradable packaging from modified poly lactic acid (PLA) that degrades at room temperature. The students aim to address the environmental issues caused by the large amount of non-biodegradable plastic waste. They plan to identify the physical and chemical properties needed for PLA to degrade at room temperature and apply it to produce biodegradable food packaging and bags. The project is supervised by teachers and seeks to utilize cassava starch, which is often discarded, in the modified PLA packaging.
10ª MUESTRA INSTITUCIONAL 2020 Empaques biodegradables a base de PLA modificado LOS Anti Plásticos (A.P.S) JUSTIFICACIÓN E IMPACTO Integrantes SOCIAL/AMBIENTAL Kong Chong Blanco Given the importance, uses of plastic and the high Emanuel Muñoz demand for single-use objects that grows more Kevin Orrego Samuel Rodríguez every day, that is why we want to create a Simón Vergara biodegradable plastic from PLA (poly lactic acid) Asesor(es) modified so that it degrades at room Mónica Rocha Bravo temperature. In this way, it is expected to William Enrique Pérez generate packaging that does not increase the rates of plastic contamination and to take DESCRIPCIÓN DEL PROBLEMA advantage of the starch that is extracted from Currently, the increase in the production of plastics has cassava and that is often discarded. become a serious problem since according to UN (2018), more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced each year, of which only 9% is recycled, 99% of the production of these is of synthetic origin, their degradation depends on the size ranging from 100 to 500 years. In Colombia, according to El Spectator (2018), about 12 million tons of plastics are generated, of which only 17% is recyclable; In the case of Medellín according to El Tempo (2019), it generated 12,000 tons more than in 2017. Non- biodegradable plastics accumulate in the environment, remain unchanged for more than one hundred years and increase the accumulation of waste, influencing the Resinas de PLA, tomado de: pressure on the soon to be limited non-renewable energy https://www.solostocks.com.co/venta-productos/polimeros/
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used for polylactic acid packaging, but does not degrade at We thank the research advisors and room temperature. Techno academia, as they have guided and PREGUNTA DE INVESTIGACIÓN accompanied us in the development of the What are the physical-chemical properties that poly lactic project acid (PLA) must have in order for it to degrade at room BIBLIOGRAFÍA temperature and apply it in the production of food Plastics in the world: Nairobi, A. (June 5, 2018). packaging, products and bags? The UN warns that only 9% of the plastic used in OBJETIVO GENERAL Y ESPECÍFICOS the world is recycled. EFE Spain Agency. Plastics in Colombia: How many kilos of plastic To Identify the physical and chemical properties that PLA are consumed in Colombia ?. (11. Nov 2018). must have in order for it to degrade at room temperature, Recovered from: and apply it in the production of food packaging, products https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/actualidad Plastics in Medellín: Orozco. M. (Sept. 28, 2019) and bags. There is concern about the increase and To Develop a protocol that allows PLA to degrade at room mismanagement of garbage in Medellín. TIME temperature and apply it to food packaging, products, Types of Plastics: BIOGENERATED PLASTICS. and bags. (11/29/2014). Recovered from: https://www.textoscientificos.com/polimeros/ To Apply modified PLA to plastic bags and food packaging. Biodegradable Plastic: Biodegradable Plastics [PDF], Recovered from https://www.porquebiotecnologia.com.ar/material es PLA: "PLA". (s.f.) Recovered from
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