{"id":130196,"date":"2023-08-15T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=130196"},"modified":"2023-08-10T11:58:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T09:58:42","slug":"valorization-of-honduran-agro-food-waste-to-produce-bioplastics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/valorization-of-honduran-agro-food-waste-to-produce-bioplastics\/","title":{"rendered":"Valorization of Honduran Agro-Food Waste to Produce Bioplastics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"html-abstract-title\">Abstract<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The development of biodegradable plastics and eco-friendly biomaterials derived from renewable resources is crucial for reducing environmental damage. Agro-industrial waste and rejected food can be polymerized into bioplastics, offering a sustainable solution. Bioplastics find use in various industries, including for food, cosmetics, and the biomedical sector. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This research investigated the fabrication and characterization of bioplastics using three types of Honduran agro-wastes: taro, yucca, and banana. The agro-wastes were stabilized and characterized (physicochemically and thermically). Taro flour presented the highest protein content (around 4.7%) and banana flour showed the highest moisture content (around 2%). Furthermore, bioplastics were produced and characterized (mechanically and functionally). Banana bioplastics had the best mechanical properties, with a Young\u2019s modulus around 300 MPa, while taro bioplastics had the highest water-uptake capacity (200%). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, the results showed the potential of these Honduran agro-wastes for producing bioplastics with different characteristics that could add value to these wastes, promoting the circular economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To read the full article, go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2073-4360\/15\/12\/2625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2073-4360\/15\/12\/2625<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abstract The development of biodegradable plastics and eco-friendly biomaterials derived from renewable resources is crucial for reducing environmental damage. Agro-industrial waste and rejected food can be polymerized into bioplastics, offering a sustainable solution. Bioplastics find use in various industries, including for food, cosmetics, and the biomedical sector. This research investigated the fabrication and characterization of [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"Yucca, taro, and banana fruit agro-waste share upcycling potential for bioplastic cosmetic packaging ","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[11270,5838,5842,5847,10416,7105],"supplier":[22538,22539],"class_list":["post-130196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-biodegradability","tag-bioeconomy","tag-biomass","tag-bioplastics","tag-circulareconomy","tag-packaging","supplier-universidad-de-sevilla-spain","supplier-universidad-nacional-autonoma-de-honduras-tecnologico-danli-unah-tec-danli"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130196\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130196"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=130196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}