Product Development of an Animal Shampoo from Lettuce Waste

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Ana Catarina Rebelo
Diana Campinho
Guilherme Amaral
Gonçalo Pereira
Rui Matias
Ana F. Freitas

Abstract

Overexploitation of natural resources is one of the global environmental problems, so it is crucial to use waste to achieve a more sustainable world. This paper proposes the development process of a product using ingredients extracted from leaves and stems of lettuce waste. To identify and satisfy the customer needs, the Chemical Product Design procedure was followed by discussing the four stages: Needs, Ideas, Selection and Manufacture. The final product - LettPet Shampoo - consists of an Animal Shampoo that has two formats: bottles of 0.2 L and 5 L. The bioactive compounds extracted add properties to the shampoo, such as fur loss prevention, strengthening, and antioxidant properties. According to the economic analysis, 50 thousand bottles would be sold in the first year, and at the end of the 5th year, sales would be doubled. The company would obtain a positive cash flow until the 4th semester and settle the debt after three years.

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Ana Catarina Rebelo, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto

Department of Chemical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

University of Porto

Rua Dr. Roberto Frias

4200-465 PORTO

Portugal

Diana Campinho, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto

Department of Chemical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

University of Porto

Rua Dr. Roberto Frias

4200-465 PORTO

Portugal

Guilherme Amaral, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto

Department of Chemical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

University of Porto

Rua Dr. Roberto Frias

4200-465 PORTO

Portugal

Gonçalo Pereira, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto

Department of Chemical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

University of Porto

Rua Dr. Roberto Frias

4200-465 PORTO

Portugal

Rui Matias, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto

Department of Chemical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

University of Porto

Rua Dr. Roberto Frias

4200-465 PORTO

Portugal

Ana F. Freitas, LSRE-LCM; LEPABE; ALiCE, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto

LSRE-LCM-Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials

Faculty of Engineering

University of Porto

Rua Dr. Roberto Frias

4200-465 PORTO

Portugal

 

LEPABE - Laboratory for Process, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy

Chemical Engineering Department

Faculty of Engineering

University of Porto

Rua Dr. Roberto Frias

4200-465 PORTO

Portugal

 

ALiCE-Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

University of Porto

Rua Dr. Roberto Frias

4200-465 PORTO

Portugal