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The Ecological Paper Obtained From Ananas Comusus Waste As An Alternative For Use In A Circular Economy

Published in: Prospective and trends in technology and skills for sustainable social development. Leveraging emerging technologies to construct the future: Proceedings of the 19th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
Date of Conference: July 19-23, 2021
Location of Conference: Virtual
Authors: David Velasquez (UNIVERSIDAD CESAR VALLEJO, PE)
Jhonny Valverde (UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIA LA MOLINA, PE)
Carlos CastaÑeda (UNIVERSIDAD CESAR VALLEJO, PE)
Rosario Del Pilar LÓpez (UNIVERSIDAD CESAR VALLEJO, PE)
Jorge Jave (UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS, PE)
Elmer Benites (UNIRSIDAD CESAR VALLEJO, PE)
Full Paper: #350

Abstract:

The generation of waste from plastic wrappers used in products packaging of various types and activities progressively constitutes a problem of environmental contamination due to their nature of being non-biodegradable. Faced with this reality, a research was carried out that aimed to produce paper with ecological characteristics by taking advantage of the crown, which is one of the non-consumable parts of the Ananas comosus (pineapple) fruit, that becomes part of the organic waste that is discarded with the consequent cost for its disposal. In the process, 5 kg of Ananas comosus crown was used, testing three processes, the first: Ananas comosus crown pulp, Second: Ananas comosus crown bleached with NaClO, and third: Ananas comosus cocrone pulp bleached with H2O2. A yield of 26.6% of production of ecological paper was obtained with characteristics of grammage between 73.66 and 86.18 g/m2, thickness of 113 to 116 μm, whiteness of 22 to 59.2% photovlt, Resistance (tension 5760.2m, humidity between 7.84 to 9.18 %, cobb 164.7 to 424 g H2O/m2 and tear resistance between 9.96 to 13.16 mN-m2/g). The use and recovery of waste converted into paper for later use is an objective achieved within the concept of circular economy.