Nisin's carbon neutrality goal

Nisin, a type of nisin produced by lactic acid bacteria, is a natural bioactive antimicrobial peptide. Against the backdrop of the food industry's pursuit of carbon neutrality, Nisin-related enterprises and the food industry can contribute to achieving carbon neutrality goals through the following low-carbon packaging transformation pathways:

Using bio-based and degradable materials: Nisin manufacturers can explore the use of bio-based materials for product packaging, such as polylactic acid (PLA) and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). These materials are derived from renewable resources and can be degraded in the natural environment, which helps reduce carbon emissions and environmental burdens caused by traditional plastic packaging.

Optimizing packaging design to achieve lightweight: Reducing the amount of packaging materials by optimizing the packaging structure, such as adopting thin-walled and integrated designs, is an important way to reduce carbon emissions from packaging. For Nisin product packaging, the thickness and weight of the packaging can be reduced on the premise of ensuring product protection and functionality.

Establishing a packaging recycling system: Promoting reusable packaging containers, such as shared packaging boxes and foldable turnover boxes, has certain application potential for the transportation and storage packaging of Nisin. At the same time, the food industry as a whole should strengthen the construction of packaging recycling networks, improve the recycling rate of packaging materials, realize the closed-loop recycling of packaging, and reduce the demand for new packaging materials.

Adopting low-carbon and environmentally friendly production technologies: In the production and packaging process of Nisin, using renewable energy such as solar energy and wind energy instead of traditional fossil energy can significantly reduce carbon emissions in the production link. In addition, applying advanced printing technologies, such as water-based inks and UV curing, to reduce the use of organic solvents and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions is also an important aspect of low-carbon packaging production.

Carrying out life-cycle carbon footprint assessment: Establish a life-cycle carbon footprint assessment system covering Nisin product packaging from raw material acquisition, production and manufacturing, transportation and distribution, use and maintenance to waste disposal. By quantitatively analyzing carbon emissions in each link, identify high-carbon emission links and take targeted improvement measures to optimize packaging schemes and reduce overall carbon emissions.

Promoting the application of intelligent packaging and digital technologies: Using intelligent labels, RFID technology, etc. to realize real-time tracking of packaging information helps reduce excessive packaging and logistics losses. At the same time, optimizing supply chain management through digital technologies such as the Internet of Things and big data analysis can reduce inventory backlogs and transportation waste, thereby indirectly reducing carbon emissions from packaging.