Vigilancia Tecnológica

Compostable seaweed-based compositions, and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the seaweed-based composition comprises (i) a phycocolloid including agar, alginate, carrageenan, and/or unprocessed seaweed, (ii) a polymer comprising thermoplastic starch (TPS), polycaprolactone (PCL), polylactic acid (PLA), polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), polyesteramide (PEA), polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT), polybutylene succinate (PBS), and/or polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), and (iii) an additive, wherein the phycocolloid comprises no more than 90 wt% of the seaweed-based composition, the biopolymer comprises no more than 80 wt% of the seaweed-based composition, and the additive comprises no more than 50 wt% of the seaweed-based composition. Compostable seaweed-based compositions, and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the seaweed-based composition comprises (i) a phycocolloid including agar, alginate, carrageenan, and/or unprocessed seaweed, (ii) a polymer comprising thermoplastic starch (TPS), polycaprolactone (PCL), polylactic acid (PLA), polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), polyesteramide (PEA), polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT), polybutylene succinate (PBS), and/or polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), and (iii) an additive, wherein the phycocolloid comprises no more than 90 wt% of the seaweed-based composition, the biopolymer comprises no more than 80 wt% of the seaweed-based composition, and the additive comprises no more than 50 wt% of the seaweed-based composition. ep o m p o s t a b l e s e a w e e d - b a s e d c o m p o s i t i o n s , a n d a s s o c i a t e d s y s t e m s a n d m e t h o d s a r e d i s c l o s e d h e r e i n n s o m e e m b o d i m e n t s , t h e s e a w e e d - b a s e d c o m p o s i t i o n c o m p r i s e s ( i ) a e p p h y c o c o l l o i d i n c l u d i n g a g a r , a l g i n a t e , c a r r a g e e n a n , a n d o r u n p r o c e s s e d s e a w e e d , ( i i ) a p o l y m e r c o m p r i s i n g t h e r m o p l a s t i c s t a r c h ( ) , p o l y c a p r o l a c t o n e ( ) , p o l y l a c t i c a c i d ( ) , p o l y h y d r o x y a l k a n o a t e s ( ) , p o l y e s t e r a m i d e ( ) , p o l y b u t y l e n e a d i p a t e t e r e p h t h a l a t e ( ) , p o l y b u t y l e n e s u c c i n a t e ( ) , a n d o r p o l y v i n y l a l c o h o l ( ) , a n d ( i i i ) a n a d d i t i v e , w h e r e i n t h e p h y c o c o l l o i d c o m p r i s e s n o m o r e t h a n w t % o f t h e s e a w e e d - b a s e d c o m p o s i t i o n , t h e b i o p o l y m e r c o m p r i s e s n o m o r e t h a n w t % o f t h e s e a w e e d - b a s e d c o m p o s i t i o n , a n d t h e a d d i t i v e c o m p r i s e s n o m o r e t h a n w t % o f t h e s e a w e e d - b a s e d c o m p o s i t i o n