Generación de bioplástico a base del almidón producido por la semilla del aguacate

Abstract

This research is part of the Competitiveness and Business Sustainability Research Group (GICOSO) of the Distrital University and its main objective is the generation of bioplastic based on the starch produced by the avocado seed (Persea americana) in varieties "Fuerte", "Lorena" and "Criolla". This article shows the obtaining of the starch prepared by the wet method and verified by Lugol's reagent, to subsequently obtain the thermoplastic by the horizontal extrusion process of filaments, with the collaboration of the ECCI University in the use of its laboratories. To validate our proposal, a theoretical study of the raw materials used was made, in the first place, where the importance of avocado in a leading country in the production of the fruit like Colombia is verified, as well as a detailed analysis of the procedures to follow; Subsequently, a study of the environmental impact of conventional plastic to show the advantages of working with environmentally friendly materials such as the proposed thermoplastic, concluding that the obtaining of starch from avocado seeds was 2% and the generation of thermoplastic by the mentioned method, obtaining a substitute for plastic with a raw material at a very low cost.