Project Title:
Alternativas de alto valor añadido para el empleo de PLA posconsumo en aplicaciones biotecnológicas
Financial support:
Estrella de Galicia
Start date:
3/2023
End date:
7/2026
Responsible scientists:
Carol López-de-Dicastillo
Personnel involved:
Pilar Hernandez-Muñoz, Rafael Gavara, Gracia López Carballo, Paula Martinez Arjona
The interest in the incorporation of biopolymers into the market by the food industry has increased during last years, and in fact, the Cabreiroa company has recently launched an edition of water bottles made from PLA. In this project, the study of the effect of recycling processes of these bottles on the physical properties of this biopolymer will be studied and the search for alternatives to upcycle this post-consumer plastic will be proposed.
