| Title |
Circular Economy Strategies: Use of Corn Waste to Develop Biomaterials |
| ID_Doc |
5048 |
| Authors |
Castrillón, HDC; Aguilar, CMG; Alvarez, BEA |
| Title |
Circular Economy Strategies: Use of Corn Waste to Develop Biomaterials |
| Year |
2021 |
| Published |
Sustainability, 13, 15 |
| DOI |
10.3390/su13158356 |
| Abstract |
The circular economy is a process through which elements that have already been used are reincorporated and given a second use so that they can reduce the consumption of virgin raw materials. This article shows how, from the reuse of an agro-industrial waste such as corn husks, a biomaterial can be developed that manages to standardize the properties of materials such as paper and cardboard, thus allowing the development of single-use products that replace the excessive expense of materials such as polymers. In this article, it will be possible to show how from the process of transforming an agro-industrial waste into a raw material base, it is possible not only to reduce the number of raw materials discarded but also to redesign a product that not only contributes to the environmental component but also facilitates the processes of economic sustainability when generating products. As a practical case, a comparison is made between traditional fast-food packaging and how from these, a new packaging proposal can be generated, which starts from the principles of circular economy and complements sustainable design processes to make more efficient manufacturing of the mentioned product. |
| Author Keywords |
sustainability; food waste; sustainable development; corn; raw materials |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000682209000001 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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