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Elaboration of germinable bioplastic based on corn olot
Summary
Researchers developed a germinable bioplastic from corn cob waste as a biodegradable alternative to conventional plastic materials. The bioplastic can both degrade and support plant germination when placed in soil, offering a sustainable alternative that avoids generating persistent microplastic fragments.
The present work was developed within the facilities of the Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Poza Rica, said research work aims to develop a germinable bioplastic based on corn cob, which will reduce environmental contamination, generating a biodegradable and germinable product at the same time. time. The elaboration of the bioplastic was carried out taking into account the methodology described by Guzmán (2013) using cob powder instead of corn starch and with an additional input, gelatin. In this way, 10 tests were carried out, starting from procedure 1 in which 5 tests were carried out, from which it is concluded that the prototypes presented curves and breaks in their structure, and have even reduced their dimensions. Likewise, for procedure 2, 3 tests are carried out where it is obtained that if there has been a resistance to perforation (there is no fracture) and there has been a decrease in its size.