Mother-in-law's tongue as a textile fiber

Our investigation is based on the extraction of the mother-in-law's tongue to produce textile fibers, which can be used in the production of sanitary products.

In Peru and in all the world a huge problem is the pollution, we can see that a lot of trash is ending at the sea and in different parts of the world, this trash is in most based on products non biodegradable and a big part of them are sanitary towels and diapers, which take a long time to disappear (more than 500 years) and, the most part of the time, let vats of microplastics.

It is really important since a percentage of the world's population are women, babies nearly born, older adults or people with urinary disease need this kind of products or will need, therefore the number of trash will increase and effect to all the environment.

In addition, the irresponsible people who like to throw-out the sanitary's dregs to the different ecosystems, add more pollution to the world. 

This problem will diminish the time we have left in the planet, increasing the CO2 amount and erradicating flora and fauna.

In recent years, environmental awareness is developing, so in this project we propose an alternative solution to hygienic waste of synthetic origin, which represents a source of problematic solid waste due to its slow rate of degradation.

Given the above, we propose to make use of the fiber of the sclerenchymal tissue of the plant organism D. trifasciata, which represents a feasible option, since it has mechanical resistance, flexibility, absorption capacity and most importantly, being a tissue fiber Vegetable is easy to biodegrade.

In addition, the planting of this plant represents a positive impact on the environment, since its ability to purify the air has been proven by its efficiency in eradicating toxins such as formaldehyde, nitrogen oxide, benzene, xylene and trichlorethylene. We propose the use of its fibers for the production of sanitary napkins, tampons and diapers, representing an ecological benefit.

Our solution serves to the differents countries around the world, althought we focus in Peru and all the rubish we can find on the streets and the beaches, like the diapers.

The abilities we have been using are the science knowledge to discover the D. trifasciata's components, and if they are useful for the possible creation of this material.

Also, we have been doing different types of cuts using the laboratory instruments, like the microscope.

A background we could identify, was the one in our city, Piura, where we can find the 'sombreros de toquilla' in Catacaos, it shows us how we can have sustainable development and incomes in the same way.

Analyzing the Peruvian streets, we could identify a lot of trash in the grounds and the beautiful beaches didn't save of the garbage waste of the people, affecting the own beaches and the population living there

We are from Peru and after watching the streets and interviewing the population, we could conclude the amount of people who could support us in the launch of our product.

The most of the products are made of plastic, so if we can change it by the textile fibers, we can find a really big chance on the environment.

- Create the product.

Finding an inversor who can help us with the money.

- Expand the public.

After we have created the product, we can export it to another countries.

For its sowing it is necessary to have a rhizome, it is an underground stem whose purpose is the reserve of nutrients, the next thing is to plant it and wait, this can take up to six weeks to give the product. The extraction of fibers is used by a debarking method, with a modified cabuya debarking machine, after which the fibers obtained will be cleaned, and then dried in the environment. Once dry, these will be carded.

Compared to other plants, Dracaena trifasciata is one of the plants with the most power to purify the air in homes and offices, being one of the easiest to maintain (Rosas. W, 2018)
Similarly, D. trifasciata contains purifying properties that absorb air toxins such as nitrogen, benzene, formaldehyde, xylene, and trichloroethylene (B.C, Wolverton, Ph.D)

We plan to serve more than 100,000 thousands.

The Proyect's financing and different topics relationated with the money

No-organizations.