{"id":3569,"date":"2024-03-06T16:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science351.pt\/?p=3569"},"modified":"2024-04-11T15:55:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:55:37","slug":"biopolimeros-provenientes-de-residuos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science351.pt\/en\/biopolimeros-provenientes-de-residuos\/","title":{"rendered":"Biopolymers from waste"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3569\" class=\"elementor elementor-3569\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b8887f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b8887f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d77be0e\" data-id=\"d77be0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ac008 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7ac008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Biopolymers are emerging as a promising solution to the environmental challenges posed by conventional plastics. In Science 351, we are dedicated to exploring the potential of waste-derived biopolymers, highlighting their critical importance for climate sustainability and developing innovative solutions. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcbc5b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcbc5b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-854a9c0\" data-id=\"854a9c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f49795d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f49795d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Among them, polylactic acid (PLA), a common biopolymer derived primarily from agricultural resources such as corn and sugarcane, is known for its greater heat resistance compared to many conventional plastics. Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), on the other hand, is naturally produced by bacteria from organic substrates. In addition to these, there are starch-based compounds and a growing diversity of advanced biopolymers, many of which can be obtained from agricultural and industrial waste. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd105a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd105a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0e3ac5\" data-id=\"d0e3ac5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c39990f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c39990f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Challenges in Transitioning to Biopolymers<\/h5><p>The replacement of conventional plastics with biopolymers faces obstacles, primarily due to the lower cost and greater availability of traditional plastics. For example, a biopolymer bag can cost three to four times more than an equivalent conventional resin bag.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e80aa8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e80aa8e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0874494\" data-id=\"0874494\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a86d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a86d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Overcoming Challenges: Consistency and Quality<\/h5><p>One of the main challenges is maintaining consistency in the quality of biopolymers, especially those produced from variable waste sources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-593ab5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"593ab5e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b94887e\" data-id=\"b94887e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c92f628 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c92f628\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>The Challenge of Production Scale and Costs<\/h5><p>Another significant challenge is scaling up the production of biopolymers to an industrial level while keeping costs and the required infrastructure under control.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c755966 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c755966\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f29f39a\" data-id=\"f29f39a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4efa273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4efa273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Innovations at Science 351<\/h5><p>Science 351 is exploring the incorporation of waste into biopolymer polymer matrices (e.g., PLA as mentioned earlier), using sources such as invasive plants or <a href=\"https:\/\/science351.pt\/en\/gogreen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coffee waste,<\/a> which have shown great potential with various applications. This process not only reduces the amount of traditional biopolymers in the production of the composite but also valorises waste that would otherwise be discarded. Additionally, we are focused on extracting biopolymers, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/acsapm.3c02103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lignin and cellulose<\/a>, from waste, aligning with the principles of the circular economy and promoting waste reduction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24b8725 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24b8725\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d589eb\" data-id=\"9d589eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9001929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9001929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Collaboration for a Sustainable Future<\/h5><p>Waste-derived biopolymers are vital for a more sustainable future. Collaboration between scientists, engineers, and industry leaders is crucial. At Science 351, with our expertise in chemistry and materials science, we are ready to be your key partner on this journey. We invite everyone interested in innovation and sustainability to contact us to explore paths to a greener future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad66220 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad66220\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4352778\" data-id=\"4352778\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da6282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7da6282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/science351.pt\/en\/contactos\/\"><span style=\"color: #1724a9;\">Book a call \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Os biopol\u00edmeros est\u00e3o a emergir como uma solu\u00e7\u00e3o promissora para os desafios ambientais impostos pelos pl\u00e1sticos convencionais. Na Science 351, dedicamo-nos a explorar o potencial dos biopol\u00edmeros derivados de res\u00edduos, destacando a sua import\u00e2ncia cr\u00edtica para a sustentabilidade clim\u00e1tica e desenvolvendo solu\u00e7\u00f5es inovadoras. Biopol\u00edmeros: Natureza e Aplica\u00e7\u00f5es Estes pol\u00edmeros, derivados de materiais org\u00e2nicos renov\u00e1veis, possuem [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3572,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[20,19,15,22,23,21],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/science351.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3569"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/science351.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/science351.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science351.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science351.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3569"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/science351.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3607,"href":"https:\/\/science351.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3569\/revisions\/3607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science351.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/science351.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science351.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science351.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}