Valorization of Sour Milk to Form Bioplastics: Friend or Foe?

ABSTRACT: A demonstration was developed to introduce students to waste valorization in order to form bioplastics. Waste valorization is the process of reusing, recycling, or composting, from waste, useful products or sources of energy. In this demonstration, waste valorization is introduced by converting sour milk into a bioplastic via the addition of lemon juice upon heating. Utilizing lemon juice to perform the acidification offers a greener procedure than the traditional formaldehyde (used commercially to make galalith) and enhances the transferability in remote locations such as the Amazon Rainforest in comparison to vinegar. Students can establish connections to relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) by adopting a systems thinking approach. However, through this, it is

SUBMITTER: Jefferson MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7161078 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature