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Biogas conversion into biopolymers: strategies to boost process performance
Summary
This study explores how biogas — a renewable energy source from organic waste decomposition — can be used as a feedstock to produce biopolymers as alternatives to conventional petroleum-based plastics. Developing sustainable bioplastics from waste streams could help address both plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions simultaneously.
La humanidad se enfrenta en la actualidad a dos grandes desafíos que están estrechamente relacionados y que deben abordarse conjuntamente: la contaminación por plásticos y el cambio climático. Por un lado, reemplazar los plásticos convencionales y recalcitrantes por soluciones alternativas innovadoras y respetuosas con el medio ambiente es de suma importancia para paliar el devastador impacto medioambiental derivado del uso masivo del plástico, así como para mitigar las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) generadas en su producción. Por otro l ado, promover la gestión de residuos a través de biotecnologías consolidadas como la digestión anaerobia puede contribuir a la reducción de las emisiones de GEI al tiempo que se genera biogás como subproducto, una fuente de energía renovable por su alto contenido en metano y que, como otras renovables, contribuye a reducir la fuerte dependencia de la economía del planeta de los combustibles fósiles.
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