dc.contributor.advisor | Rodríguez Gómez, Pedro José | |
dc.contributor.author | Toctaquiza Gaibor, Julio Sebastian | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-09-03T15:44:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-09-03T15:44:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.utb.edu.ec/handle/49000/17139 | |
dc.description | This research was carried out to create sustainable alternatives in the production of
biopolymers for industrial use. The peels of fruits such as orange (Citrus x sinensis), apple
(Malus domestica) and banana (Musa x paradisiaca L.) contain starch and the extraction
process was used to obtain a thermoplastic starch that can be molded as a biodegradable
film and blended as a biocomposite. The sustainable management of fruit peel waste has
become a priority due to the increase in its production worldwide, estimated at around 359
million tons per year. The aim is to reduce pollution from petrochemical plastics, which have
high greenhouse gas emissions and cause direct damage to biodiversity. Socioeconomic
and cultural factors have their origin in the excessive use of plastics due to the dynamics of
population growth, which increases demand in parallel to food production. | es_ES |
dc.description | This research was carried out to create sustainable alternatives in the production of
biopolymers for industrial use. The peels of fruits such as orange (Citrus x sinensis), apple
(Malus domestica) and banana (Musa x paradisiaca L.) contain starch and the extraction
process was used to obtain a thermoplastic starch that can be molded as a biodegradable
film and blended as a biocomposite. The sustainable management of fruit peel waste has
become a priority due to the increase in its production worldwide, estimated at around 359
million tons per year. The aim is to reduce pollution from petrochemical plastics, which have
high greenhouse gas emissions and cause direct damage to biodiversity. Socioeconomic
and cultural factors have their origin in the excessive use of plastics due to the dynamics of
population growth, which increases demand in parallel to food production. | es_ES |
dc.description.abstract | La presente investigación se realizó para crear alternativas sostenibles en la producción de
biopolímeros de uso industrial. Las cáscaras de frutas como la naranja (Citrus x sinensis), la
manzana (Malus domestica) y el plátano (Musa x paradisiaca L.) la cual contienen almidón y
se utilizó el proceso de extracción para obtener un almidón termoplástico que puede
moldearse como película biodegradable y mezclarse como biocompuesto. La gestión
sostenible de los residuos de cascaras de fruta se ha convertido en una prioridad debido al
aumento de su producción en todo el mundo, estimada en unos 359 millones de toneladas
anuales. El objetivo es reducir la contaminación de los plásticos petroquímicos, que tienen
elevadas emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero y causan daños directos a la
biodiversidad. Los factores socioeconómicos y culturales tienen su origen en el uso
excesivo de plásticos debido a la dinámica de crecimiento de la población, que aumenta la
demanda paralelamente a la producción de alimentos | es_ES |
dc.format.extent | 29 p. | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | es | es_ES |
dc.publisher | Babahoyo, Ecuador | es_ES |
dc.rights | Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Ecuador | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ec/ | * |
dc.subject | Efecto invernadero | es_ES |
dc.subject | Bioplásticos | es_ES |
dc.subject | Biodegradabilidad | es_ES |
dc.subject | Contaminación | es_ES |
dc.title | Cáscara de naranja (Citrus x sinensis), manzana (Malus domestica) y plátano (Musa x paradisiaca L.) como alternativa para la elaboración de biopolímeros. | es_ES |
dc.type | bachelorThesis | es_ES |