Development of a biodegradable thermal package

ISBN-13: 9786205559727 / Angielski / Miękka / 92 str.

César Alejandro Ramírez Ortega

Opis

Bioplastic can be made from polylactic acids (PLA) present in plants or from polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) produced by microorganisms; it is a material similar to plastic obtained from petroleum derivatives; it is commonly used in food packaging, medical devices, such as sutures and cardiovascular patches. The objective of this work will be to develop a biodegradable thermal packaging (ETB) based on mango husk flour (HCM), rice husk (HCA) and cassava starch (AY) as an alternative to the use of plastic, changing the concentrations of the flours, in order to evaluate its effect on the physical properties such as the thermal conductivity coefficient and its degradation time. It will be a descriptive research and the data will be evaluated with the analysis of variance; as independent variables the concentration of HCM, HCA and AY (from 15 to 30 %) and a control (100 % mass of the bioplastic) with a methodology based on the authors Avalos and Torres.

O autorze

Agroindustrial Engineer with concentration in agribusiness with 23 years old. Recent graduate of the Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, with the best average of my class.