Desarrollo de material biocompuesto con fibras de subproductos agroindustriales de plátano con matriz de almidón de yuca, para elaboración de empaques biodegradables

Eng: Based on the problem of single-use plastics and the need to generate biodegradable packaging, resources found in the Boyacense region were evaluated, to give producers in the region the opportunity to generate additional income and contribute to the environment, through the use of waste that is currently unusable. It was found that banana and cassava farmers can even generate losses by not using resources that they do not consider usable for human consumption, such as the banana stem and cassava residues, due to defects in both color and cuts and cracks. The mentioned resources were used in the development of a material which allows to generate added value from a composite material based on the starch matrix and reinforced with the fibers of the banana stem; this document details the process developed, starting with the production of the raw material, such as banana fibres and cassava starch, subsequently the characterization of cassava starch was generated in search of the correct plasticity and temperature for the film, in this process the percentages of starch, water, glycerol and urea were generated, then the composite material between the banana fiber and starch was made, this was achieved with an alkaline treatment with (sodium hydroxide) NaOH for 15 hours and bleaching with hydrogen peroxide, verifying that the flat tissue has better mechanical characteristics, it was determined that the material in the furnace has to be capped to generate the best mechanical characteristics. it was determined that the material in the furnace has to be capped to generate the best mechanical characteristics. Finally, we proceeded to generate a boutique bag type packaging that allows to contain and transport elements; from this material can generate various types of packaging and thus meet the needs of products present in the market.

• Autores: Arias Galindo, Ruben Alejandro
• Tipo de recurso: Revisión
• Fecha de publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
• Repositorio: RiUPTC: Repositorio Institucional UPTC
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.uptc.edu.co:001/8908
• Acceso en línea: http://repositorio.uptc.edu.co/handle/001/8908
• Palabra clave: Diseño Industrial -- Tesis y disertaciones académicas; Productos biodegradables; Productos ecológicos; Diseño sostenible; Empaques - Diseño
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Copyright (c) 2021 Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia