Bio-plastic polymers from renewable sources

Diana Baigts Allende; Alexa Pérez Alva; María Sandoval Haro; Adriana Sorroza Martínez; Jorge Metri Ojeda

doi:10.26461/19.09

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Diana Baigts Allende Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Alimentos y Ambiental, Universidad de las Américas, San Andrés Cholula, Puebla, México https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6728-5141
Alexa Pérez Alva Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Alimentos y Ambiental, Universidad de las Américas, San Andrés Cholula, Puebla, México https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8156-0365
María Sandoval Haro Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Alimentos y Ambiental, Universidad de las Américas, San Andrés Cholula, Puebla, México
Adriana Sorroza Martínez Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Alimentos y Ambiental, Universidad de las Américas, San Andrés Cholula, Puebla, México
Jorge Metri Ojeda Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Alimentos y Ambiental, Universidad de las Américas, San Andrés Cholula, Puebla, México https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7333-3688

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26461/19.09

Keywords:

galactomannan, chitosan, sodium alginate

Abstract

Biopolymers are useful in the industry due to its elastic properties and sustainability as replacements of non-renewable polymers. In this article, bioplastics were produced and characterized using chitosan (CH), sodium alginate (SA), and galactomannan (GAL) from insects (Hermetia illucens), brown algae (Macrocystis pyrifera) and seeds (Leucaena leucocephala), respectively. The structure of biopolymers was observed by infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and characterized by viscosity at diﬀerent concentrations. The developed bioplastics were characterized by color and mechanical properties (texture). The results were compared to standard samples (commercial). The FTIR spectra confrmed the presence of the typical structure (footprint) for the obtained polymers. The SA showed signifcantly higher viscosity for all concentrations compared
to the standard and the other polymers. The bioplastics strength was similar among CH, SA and GAL for all concentrations; only SA (0,5%) demonstrated higher strength than the standard. For color measurements, hue value indicated a red-yellowish color and the chrome increased directly proportional with polymer concentration. The observed properties suggest that these sustainable sources might be an alternative
to bioplastic production, which can be extended to functionalization and molecular interactions for broad applications in diﬀerent industries.

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