Olive Skins Used By Spanish Researchers To Make Biodegradable Plastic Bottles
Jesús Zorrilla has found a way to take out PHAs
(poly-hydroxy-alcanoates) from the residues of olive skins, which in
turn can be used to create plastic containers that are non-toxic and
100% biodegradable.
As per a press release from Jaen’s Sierra de Segura, an olive oil denomination of origin, Zorrilla used byproducts from one of the D.O.’s olive oil mills to develop the compound.
The D.O. said that not only would the bioplastic containers be appropriate for food, they would be perfect for olive oil, “because unlike conformist plastic bottles derivative from petroleum, they evade any risk of carcinogenic polymers migrating into the oil,”. They also have factors that protect oil from oxidation caused by exposure to light.
“Moreover, this new bioplastic would provide a way to make use of the olive skin residue from olive oil production, which currently has no economic value.”
“An olive oil mill which processes as regards 10,000 tons of olives a year could obtain 30,000 kilos of bioplastic, which would bring in additional revenue of €200,000 ($268,000).”
Patent development is underway and Zorrilla is keen to hear from any firms involved in packaging or research as well as development that might be interested in helping finance the remaining phase.
As per a press release from Jaen’s Sierra de Segura, an olive oil denomination of origin, Zorrilla used byproducts from one of the D.O.’s olive oil mills to develop the compound.
The D.O. said that not only would the bioplastic containers be appropriate for food, they would be perfect for olive oil, “because unlike conformist plastic bottles derivative from petroleum, they evade any risk of carcinogenic polymers migrating into the oil,”. They also have factors that protect oil from oxidation caused by exposure to light.
“Moreover, this new bioplastic would provide a way to make use of the olive skin residue from olive oil production, which currently has no economic value.”
“An olive oil mill which processes as regards 10,000 tons of olives a year could obtain 30,000 kilos of bioplastic, which would bring in additional revenue of €200,000 ($268,000).”
Patent development is underway and Zorrilla is keen to hear from any firms involved in packaging or research as well as development that might be interested in helping finance the remaining phase.
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