Los polihidroxialcanoatos como una alternativa para reducir el impacto ambiental ocasionado por los plásticos convencionales

Jesús David Castilla Marroquín; Francisco Hernández Rosas; José Andrés Herrera Corredor; Neith Aracely Pacheco López; Ricardo Hernandez Martínez

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Jesús David Castilla Marroquín Colegio de Postgraduados Campus Córdoba https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9946-0936
Francisco Hernández Rosas Colegio de Postgraduados Campus Córdoba https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3718-3245
José Andrés Herrera Corredor Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2392-2521
Neith Aracely Pacheco López Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4637-2657
Ricardo Hernandez Martínez Colegio de Postgraduados Campus Córdoba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3604-4668

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Biopolímeros, microplásticos, plásticos convencionales, biodegradable

Resumen

Los plásticos convencionales han generado graves problemas ambientales. Más de 380 millones de toneladas anuales de residuos plásticos terminan vertidos en los ecosistemas terrestres y marinos. Además, terminan inmersos en la cadena alimentaria humana. Los bioplásticos, como los polihidroxialcanoatos, surgen como una alternativa sostenible, debido a sus características son adecuados para ser utilizados en industrias tales como la alimentaria, biomédica y agroindustrial en general. Representan una alternativa para reducir la dependencia a los plásticos convencionales, sin embargo, actualmente, la industria de los bioplásticos enfrenta retos como altos costos de producción y falta de conciencia pública. El uso de materias primas de bajo costo, como los coproductos agroindustriales, la creación de políticas de apoyo y programas orientados a la investigación, desarrollo y difusión de estos biopolímeros podría favorecer su disponibilidad, fomentar su uso en lugar de los plásticos convencionales y al mismo tiempo reducir los costos de producción.

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