{"id":113789,"date":"2025-11-24T13:09:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uanl.mx\/?post_type=noticias&#038;p=113789"},"modified":"2025-11-24T13:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:09:06","slug":"biobased-coating-for-food-protection","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/www.uanl.mx\/en\/noticias\/biobased-coating-for-food-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Biobased coating for food protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After several years of research, experts from the UANL School of Chemical Sciences developed thin bioplastic films made from agro-industrial waste peels, which can be used in the food and hospital industries.<\/p>\n<p>The project, led by Jose Ruben Morones Ramirez and his team, uses banana, potato, and orange peels to produce a material designed to reduce environmental impact.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-113792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uanl.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Morones2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Based on this, we carried out porosity and water-diffusion tests and concluded that bioplastic films can be produced to coat surfaces and prevent contamination in various settings.<br \/>\n<strong>Jos\u00e9 Rub\u00e9n Morones Ram\u00edrez<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Researcher<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Supporting the circular economy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This material can be used in food packaging or as a coating in food-processing areas, helping products stay shelf-stable for longer periods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, producing this material supports a circular economy by reusing valuable resources such as fruit and vegetable peels as raw material. The optimization process for this product takes about one week and involves grinding, purification, and extraction,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>The project is part of a doctoral thesis developed in collaboration with student Diana Castillo, for which they received the 2025 UANL Research Prize.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-113794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uanl.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Morones3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Morones Ram\u00edrez noted that the product derived from microbial exopolysaccharides results in lower contamination and could be more effective than conventional coating products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho would have thought that fruit and vegetable peels held such a valuable resource? Take oranges, for example, which are grown in Nuevo Le\u00f3n\u2019s citrus-producing region and are an important product for the state,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After several years of research, experts from the UANL School of Chemical Sciences developed thin bioplastic films made from agro-industrial waste peels, which can be used in the food and hospital industries. 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