Thesis project
by Bryan Benavides Parraguez
by Bryan Benavides Parraguez
Date: January 23, 2018
Guiding Professor: Cristián González
FUTURE PROJECTION:
Vision, target audience, who could be interested in developing and financing the project? The waste from the algae processing industries is put to use and its chemical properties, which can provide nutrients to crops and condition the soil, are exploited. Therefore, the project is aimed at nurseries and agricultural producers. These are also potential financiers, as well as financing through INDAP and Corfo competitive funds.
Vision, target audience, who could be interested in developing and financing the project? The waste from the algae processing industries is put to use and its chemical properties, which can provide nutrients to crops and condition the soil, are exploited. Therefore, the project is aimed at nurseries and agricultural producers. These are also potential financiers, as well as financing through INDAP and Corfo competitive funds.
GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
To generate a biodegradable container that prevents plant mortality at the time of transplanting. This translates into a reduction of the monetary loss for the agricultural producer.
DESCRIPTION:
Kelpot is a biodegradable container based on the industrial waste called kelpi, from the algae processing company, Alchi Chile. It is designed for fruit species, specifically vines. The aim is to reduce the mortality rate generated by the stress caused during the transplanting of the plants to their final location, which ranges from 4% to 20%. In addition to contributing nutritionally to the plant, protecting it and conditioning the soil where it will develop thanks to the properties of this waste. Therefore, an alternative to the containers currently used is proposed, which cause a series of inconveniences, such as the loss of a large number of specimens, because when they are extracted from the container they suffer stress and damage to their root system (roots), being discarded to be planted in the ground and in addition to the contamination produced by these oil-derived containers.
KEY WORDS: algae, industrial waste, container, new material, biodegradable, agriculture, agronomy.
Kelpot is a biodegradable container based on the industrial waste called kelpi, from the algae processing company, Alchi Chile. It is designed for fruit species, specifically vines. The aim is to reduce the mortality rate generated by the stress caused during the transplanting of the plants to their final location, which ranges from 4% to 20%. In addition to contributing nutritionally to the plant, protecting it and conditioning the soil where it will develop thanks to the properties of this waste. Therefore, an alternative to the containers currently used is proposed, which cause a series of inconveniences, such as the loss of a large number of specimens, because when they are extracted from the container they suffer stress and damage to their root system (roots), being discarded to be planted in the ground and in addition to the contamination produced by these oil-derived containers.
KEY WORDS: algae, industrial waste, container, new material, biodegradable, agriculture, agronomy.
