Estudo da viabilidade técnica e econômica da implementação de unidade fabril para produção de embalagens biodegradáveis a base de micélio

Abstract

Due to international agreements, such as the Green Agreement, the international market for biodegradable packaging tends to show significant growth until 2030, a fact that makes it essential to study alternatives for the production of this type of packaging. The purpose of the project presented is to analyze the technical and economic feasibility of implementing a manufacturing unit for the production of high value-added biodegradable packaging. The analysis of the technical and economic feasibility of implementing the manufacturing unit was based on the following activities: market analysis, selection of the production route, choice and dimensioning of process equipment, layout assembly and economic analysis. It was found from the location analysis that the most suitable location for the installation of the manufacturing unit was in the industrial district of the city of Campinas (SP), due to the region's infrastructure and proximity to raw material suppliers and consumer customers. The manufacturing unit was dimensioned to process 4 tons of sugarcane bagasse per day, resulting in the production of 10,000 packages per day and 2,700,000 packages per year. The selected production process consists of the steps of sieving the sugarcane bagasse, sterilization and inoculation of the sugarcane bagasse with Mycelium, molding, fermentation, drying and shipping. The production of the inoculum will be carried out through fermentation in liquid state in the laboratory. In the economic analysis, it was concluded that the enterprise is viable, since the net present value was positive, with the internal rate of return of approximately 15.73% and the calculated payback was 9 years.