Industry : Green Packaging

Alternatives to plastic

University: São Paulo State University

Objective of study: Reducing the growing generation of solid waste in the form of dumped plastic food packaging

Process and applications:

Industrial waste is reused to produce alternatives to plastic
Reused bacterial cellulose scraps usually thrown away by manufacturers of wound dressings to make strong biodegradable film for food packaging
The film is made from hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and bacterial cellulose scraps left over from industrial processing
Both raw materials are sustainable. They are combined to produce a biodegradable film of bacterial cellulose nanocrystals and HPMC

Benefits:

Wanted to create greener protocols for the development of novel composites, from the material itself to its origin
It gives the material distinct properties such as high tensile strength

Green Packaging

Industry

Food Packaging

Product/Solution Category

Belize

Geography

2020-11-14

Innovation Date

Sustainable Packaging Industry

Green Packaging Industry

Target User Segment

University Details

São Paulo State University, Brazil

São Paulo State University is one of the six public universities of the Brazilian state of São Paulo. UNESP is part of the state’s higher education system and the only Brazilian member of the Compostela Group of Universities.

Team Members

Márcia Regina de Moura Aouada

What are they looking for?

Funding

More details

São Paulo State University

Image Gallery

Scraps left over from production of wound dressing film