Techno-economic assessment of co-production of edible bioplastic and food supplements from Spirulina.

ABSTRACT: Large amount of plastic wastes harming the environment have raised concerns worldwide on finding alternatives to non-biodegradable plastics. Microalgae has been found as a potential source for bioplastic production, besides its more common application in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industry. In this study, the objective was to techno-economically evaluate the large-scale co-production of Spirulina powder as food supplements and edible bioplastic for food packaging. The scale of production was large enough to satisfy 1% of local (Thailand) plastic demand (i.e., approx. 1200 MT y^-1), and 1% of the global Spirulina demand (approx. 1000 MT y^-1) as food supplements. Results showed that the co-production of the Spirulina powder and bioplastic revealed an attractive

SUBMITTER: Chalermthai B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10287645 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature