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Circular Economy Strategies: Use of Corn Waste to Develop Biomaterials

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  • Hernán Darío Castaño Castrillón

    (Design Department, Arts and Humanities Faculty, Metropolitan Technological Institute (ITM), Medellín 050036, Colombia
    Design Department, Production and Design Faculty, Universitary Institution Pascual Bravo, Medellín 050036, Colombia)

  • Carlos Mario Gutiérrez Aguilar

    (Design Department, Arts and Humanities Faculty, Metropolitan Technological Institute (ITM), Medellín 050036, Colombia)

  • Beatriz Elena Angel Álvarez

    (Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Engineering School, Pontifical Bolivarian University (UPB), Medellín 050031, Colombia)

Abstract

The circular economy is a process through which elements that have already been used are reincorporated and given a second use so that they can reduce the consumption of virgin raw materials. This article shows how, from the reuse of an agro-industrial waste such as corn husks, a biomaterial can be developed that manages to standardize the properties of materials such as paper and cardboard, thus allowing the development of single-use products that replace the excessive expense of materials such as polymers. In this article, it will be possible to show how from the process of transforming an agro-industrial waste into a raw material base, it is possible not only to reduce the number of raw materials discarded but also to redesign a product that not only contributes to the environmental component but also facilitates the processes of economic sustainability when generating products. As a practical case, a comparison is made between traditional fast-food packaging and how from these, a new packaging proposal can be generated, which starts from the principles of circular economy and complements sustainable design processes to make more efficient manufacturing of the mentioned product.

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  • Hernán Darío Castaño Castrillón & Carlos Mario Gutiérrez Aguilar & Beatriz Elena Angel Álvarez, 2021. "Circular Economy Strategies: Use of Corn Waste to Develop Biomaterials," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-19, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:15:p:8356-:d:602110
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