Biodegradación del plástico con larvas de insecto Tenebrio molitor como contribución interdisciplinar a la biotecnología a la biotecnología medioambiental

Abstract

Pollution is the greatest human impact on the planet, that is, the environment is made up of natural and artificial elements, their physical, chemical, biological, social and cultural activities and their respective relationships. The objective of this investigation was to analyze the biodegradation of plastics, from larvae of the Tenebrio molitor beetle, as a contribution to the teaching of environmental biotechnology. Basically, the execution of this project was based on 3 stages. The characterization of Tenebrio molitor larvae, the rearing of the larvae and the quantification of the capacity to biodegrade plastic. The results obtained were, they found that sample 1 (M1) had a specific biomass productivity of 6.6 grams while sample 2 (M2) a specific productivity of 2.3 grams was recorded and managed to show a change in terms of color and the amount of feces. Finally, the biodegradation of polystyrene influences the production of compost, benefiting the consumption of plastic. keywords : Biodegradation, Plastic, Tenebrio molitor, Environmental biotechnology, larvae.