Abstract

ESTELA, Guardado Yordi,; MATTEO, Radice,; LAURA, Scalvenzi,  and  AMAURY, Pérez Martínez,. Sustainable Design Process for Obtaining a Cosmetic Emulsion from a Biotrade Approach. Rev Politéc. (Quito) [online]. 2024, vol.54, n.2, pp.35-46. ISSN 2477-8990.  https://doi.org/10.33333/rp.vol54n2.03.

This work analyzes the inclusion of the biotrade approach in the design of sustainable chemical processes, which represents a challenge for the development of technologies and products that take advantage of the opportunities of this approach. The objective is to generate process design alternatives for producing an emulsion for a cosmetic use from a biotrade approach. To this end, a case study was analyzed in which the selection of raw material from an Ecuadorian Amazon region was important to obtain a cosmetic emulsion. The technological alternatives for producing the cosmetic emulsion from Ungurahua oil considered sustainability, various production alternatives, and aspects of biotrade and the process design. The design was carried out through simulation with SuperPro Designer v10. The oil can be obtained through non-invasive harvesting practices, that preserve the ecosystem and promote biodiversity, which contributes to biotrade and the long-term viability of the project from technical, environmental, and social perspectives. The process design is characterized by its sustainability and technological viability. The designed technology uses renewable raw materials and energy sources and does not generate solid, liquid, or gaseous waste. Its implementation would have a social impact by developing sources of employment, and it is estimated that the investment would be recovered in 4.73 years if production exceeds 780 batches/year.

Keywords : vegetable oil; Ungurahua; process simulation; biotrade; process design; sustainability.

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