Development and redesign of flexible packaging under sustainability criteria

The circular economy and sustainable development are critical issues today, given the growing environmental pollution caused by solid waste, especially plastics. Furthermore, plastic waste has raised significant social concerns and alerted plastic product designers. Therefore, developing or redesign...

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Autors principals: Bernal-Carrillo, Johnatan Gabriel, Chiwo-González, Fernando Sebastián, Susunaga-Notario, Ana del Carmen , del Ángel–Monroy, Mayra, Arcos-Gutiérrez, Hugo, Garduño-Olvera, Isaías Emmanuel
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Publicat: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2024
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author Bernal-Carrillo, Johnatan Gabriel
Chiwo-González, Fernando Sebastián
Susunaga-Notario, Ana del Carmen 
del Ángel–Monroy, Mayra
Arcos-Gutiérrez, Hugo
Garduño-Olvera, Isaías Emmanuel
spellingShingle Bernal-Carrillo, Johnatan Gabriel
Chiwo-González, Fernando Sebastián
Susunaga-Notario, Ana del Carmen 
del Ángel–Monroy, Mayra
Arcos-Gutiérrez, Hugo
Garduño-Olvera, Isaías Emmanuel
Development and redesign of flexible packaging under sustainability criteria
author_facet Bernal-Carrillo, Johnatan Gabriel
Chiwo-González, Fernando Sebastián
Susunaga-Notario, Ana del Carmen 
del Ángel–Monroy, Mayra
Arcos-Gutiérrez, Hugo
Garduño-Olvera, Isaías Emmanuel
author_sort Bernal-Carrillo, Johnatan Gabriel
title Development and redesign of flexible packaging under sustainability criteria
title_short Development and redesign of flexible packaging under sustainability criteria
title_full Development and redesign of flexible packaging under sustainability criteria
title_fullStr Development and redesign of flexible packaging under sustainability criteria
title_full_unstemmed Development and redesign of flexible packaging under sustainability criteria
title_sort development and redesign of flexible packaging under sustainability criteria
description The circular economy and sustainable development are critical issues today, given the growing environmental pollution caused by solid waste, especially plastics. Furthermore, plastic waste has raised significant social concerns and alerted plastic product designers. Therefore, developing or redesigning plastic products in the flexible packaging industry is imperative to ensure their recyclability at the end of their life cycle. It is necessary to ensure that the mechanical and barrier properties of the ecological plastic packaging remain intact for specific uses. The current study aims to redesign flexible packaging, focusing on providing the mechanical and barrier properties of the packaging suitable for food industry applications, thus offering a solution through new design proposals that allow the development of sustainable and flexible packaging, emphasizing material reduction and recyclability. This study assessed and compared the mechanical properties of the proposed packaging with those of existing products. The results demonstrated the feasibility of reducing plastic film thickness or eliminating layers in a tri-laminated structure and transitioning to a bi-laminated structure. This adjustment did not compromise the mechanical and barrier properties; the oxygen barrier remained at 35.39 cc/m2*day, and the humidity stood at 0.57 mg/m2*day. This investigation led to a 26.48% reduction in the raw material consumption of laminated coils and 12.68% in Doypack type packaging used in food applications. Consequently, the decreased material usage and adoption of monomaterial structures significantly minimized the environmental impact of plastic waste contamination due to the possibility of mechanically recycling the final product.
publisher Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
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spelling recit-article-2532024-02-13T02:57:40Z Development and redesign of flexible packaging under sustainability criteria Desarrollo y rediseño de envases flexibles bajo criterios de sostenibilidad Bernal-Carrillo, Johnatan Gabriel Chiwo-González, Fernando Sebastián Susunaga-Notario, Ana del Carmen  del Ángel–Monroy, Mayra Arcos-Gutiérrez, Hugo Garduño-Olvera, Isaías Emmanuel Circular economy Sustainable development Recyclability Monomaterial Flexible packaging Economía circular Desarrollo sostenible Reciclabilidad Monomaterial Envases flexibles The circular economy and sustainable development are critical issues today, given the growing environmental pollution caused by solid waste, especially plastics. Furthermore, plastic waste has raised significant social concerns and alerted plastic product designers. Therefore, developing or redesigning plastic products in the flexible packaging industry is imperative to ensure their recyclability at the end of their life cycle. It is necessary to ensure that the mechanical and barrier properties of the ecological plastic packaging remain intact for specific uses. The current study aims to redesign flexible packaging, focusing on providing the mechanical and barrier properties of the packaging suitable for food industry applications, thus offering a solution through new design proposals that allow the development of sustainable and flexible packaging, emphasizing material reduction and recyclability. This study assessed and compared the mechanical properties of the proposed packaging with those of existing products. The results demonstrated the feasibility of reducing plastic film thickness or eliminating layers in a tri-laminated structure and transitioning to a bi-laminated structure. This adjustment did not compromise the mechanical and barrier properties; the oxygen barrier remained at 35.39 cc/m2*day, and the humidity stood at 0.57 mg/m2*day. This investigation led to a 26.48% reduction in the raw material consumption of laminated coils and 12.68% in Doypack type packaging used in food applications. Consequently, the decreased material usage and adoption of monomaterial structures significantly minimized the environmental impact of plastic waste contamination due to the possibility of mechanically recycling the final product. La economía circular y el desarrollo sostenible son temas críticos hoy en día, dada la creciente contaminación ambiental provocada por los residuos sólidos, especialmente los plásticos. Además, los residuos plásticos han generado importantes preocupaciones sociales y han alertado a los diseñadores de productos plásticos. Por lo tanto, desarrollar o rediseñar productos plásticos en la industria del embalaje flexible es imperativo para garantizar su reciclabilidad al final de su ciclo de vida. Es necesario garantizar que las propiedades mecánicas y de barrera de los envases de plástico ecológicos permanezcan intactas para usos específicos. El presente estudio tiene como objetivo rediseñar los envases flexibles, enfocándose en proporcionar las propiedades mecánicas y de barrera del envase adecuadas para aplicaciones de la industria alimentaria, ofreciendo así una solución a través de nuevas propuestas de diseño que permitan el desarrollo de envases sostenibles y flexibles, enfatizando en la reducción de materiales y la reciclabilidad. Este estudio evaluó y comparó las propiedades mecánicas del embalaje propuesto con las de los productos existentes. Los resultados demostraron la viabilidad de reducir el espesor de la película plástica o eliminar capas en una estructura trilaminada y realizar la transición a una estructura bilaminada. Este ajuste no comprometió las propiedades mecánicas y de barrera; la barrera de oxígeno se mantuvo en 35.39 cc/m2*día y la humedad se situó en 0.57 mg/m2*día. Esta investigación condujo a una reducción del 26.48% en el consumo de materia prima de bobinas laminadas y un 12.68% en empaque tipo doypack utilizadas en aplicaciones alimentarias. En consecuencia, la disminución del uso de materiales y la adopción de estructuras monomateriales minimizaron significativamente el impacto ambiental de la contaminación por desechos plásticos debido a la posibilidad de reciclar mecanicamente el producto final. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2024-01-18 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/zip https://recit.uabc.mx/index.php/revista/article/view/253 10.37636/recit.v7n1e253 REVISTA DE CIENCIAS TECNOLÓGICAS; Vol. 7 No. 1 (2024): January-March; e253 REVISTA DE CIENCIAS TECNOLÓGICAS; Vol. 7 Núm. 1 (2024): Enero-Marzo; e253 2594-1925 eng https://recit.uabc.mx/index.php/revista/article/view/253/533 https://recit.uabc.mx/index.php/revista/article/view/253/534 https://recit.uabc.mx/index.php/revista/article/view/253/535 Copyright (c) 2024 Johnatan Gabriel Bernal-Carrillo, Fernando Sebastián Chiwo-González, Ana del Carmen Susunaga-Notario, Mayra del Ángel–Monroy, Hugo Arcos–Gutiérrez, Isaías Emmanuel Garduño-Olvera https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0