MBE6051 Sustainable Green ManufacturingGroup Project – Mid Project Progress Presentation

Group 5

Chan Kam Hon (50271987)Hu Shuhuan (53544286)Hu Zuguang (52973249)Ng Sheung Chiu (50630405)Wei Zhaohong (53417043)

Chewing Gum

Introduction Chewing gum is

over 5000 years used

Original gum is natural materials from plant

Gum based replaced by butadiene-based synthetic rubber

Introduction Benefit about using

chewing gum Dental Health Weight Management Concentrate longer

Singapore ban in 1992

Swallowed gum messes the ground

Detrimental effects on the environment

Cradle to cradle analysis – Before Improvement

Gum base - styrene-butadiene rubber

Purifying; Heating; Mixing;Forming;Cooling;Coating

Wrapping pack;Blister pack;Bag pack;Plastic bottle packMany flavors;

Dental health;Weight Management

Paper;Plastic

Reforming pack materials

Data about the Chewing Gum impact in the world

Hong Kong import about 7,000 ton per year Manufacturing about 120,000 ton,

Consuming about 100,000 ton per year Additional waste after chewing

Define the problems Swallowed gum Detrimental effects o

n the environment Packing issues

Desiccant Silica Gel

Many manufacturing processes

Gum base cannot remanufacturing

Impact Assessment Matrix

Define the main problems for improving direction Replace the basic materials

Replace the gum base by other materials

Improve the packing & distribution No need the Silica Gel Reduce and replace the packing materials Improve the supply chain to minimize the environmental

impact

Use & end of product life No need to swallow the gum Minimize the landfill volume No additional waste be used

The traditional chewing gum made

BaseBase

Ingredient

Feasibility study – New base

Our product comes from real academic result

Its feasibility has been proved

The formula and manufacturing process have been outlined specifically

Large experimental data demonstrates that the target product has the very similar taste with the real Chewing Gum

Quote: Jie ZHENG, Research about a new type of digestible chewy gum candy, Science and Technology of Food Industry, Beijing, Vol.22 No.1 2001

Original base - Formula

Petroleum

Industry

• Non-renewable• Eco-unfriendly• Limited supply• potential for other

purposes

New base - Formula

• Edible• Renewable• Eco-friendly• Large reserves

Food Industry

Packaging - Original

Current packaging styles

Packaging Improvement

Reduce over-packaging Replace material to foil paper /paper

Packaging Improvement Replace material to glass bottle

Self Refill

Shop Refill

Refill

Material Impact Comparison

Packaging Material Material Impact

ReplacedPackaging

ReplacedMaterial

New Mat’l Impact

Al foil paper 3.3

Paper 1.5 Al foil paper 3.3

Coated paper 3.3

PP plastic 3 Paper 1.5

PVC 4.2 PE film 3.8

PTP Al foil 18

Dialysis paper 1.5

LDPE 3.8 Steel 4.1

Sticker 3.3 Glass 2.1

Tinplate 50~2000

Energy Comparison -Packaging Machine

AfterBefore

Packing Machine

Power

Product-ivity

Unit Energy

Packing Machine

Power Product-ivity

Unit Energy

5.5KW

200 carton /min

0.46 Wh

2.6KW 150 roll /min

0.29 Wh

3.55 KW

40 pack/min

1.48 Wh

Total 1.94 Wh

0.29 Wh

6.7 times

Chewing

1. Nope!2. There is NO Lose on Chewing

satisfaction. Based on curve, in the first 150 seconds, the property of our gum is closed to that of Chewing Gum, which means, our gum have the same taste with the actual gum.

3. Even better!In terms of health and influence to environment

Group Chewing Time(T·s-1)

Chewing satisfaction

Hardness(kg·cm-2)

Chewiness Overall Score

Chewing gum

300s 100 5.23 5 100

Our Product 149s 92 5.47 3.166 93

Spit Out or Swallow Down ?

Before reducing the gum disposal and protecting the environment in deed, people must manage the gum addicts to change their habits of Chewing-&-Spitting.

The best way to change is to make the change take place spontaneously.From the Gum Volume Variation Illustration curve, the Volume of the new Gum remains stable, after which there is a sudden shrink spontaneously all the way down to zero by 150s

as a result, the gum residue dissolves totally in a short period and consumer would swallow it with saliva even without realizing that!

Suitable location in Hong Kong Conditions to setup the factory to

product our product Over 5,000 sq. ft. Good Power & Water Supply Supply Chain Consideration to minimize the

environmental impact Near Suppliers (Sugar) Near the distribution centre (Wellcome, Park’n

Shop, 7-eleven) Hygiene factors of location

Cradle to Cradle analysis – After Improvement

Gum base - Sugar

Heating;Mixing;Forming;Cooling;

Roll pack;Plastic pack;Refill system

Eating after chewing;Dental health;Weight management;Many flavors with Vitamins

Paper;Plastic;Urine

Reforming the packing materials;Nutrition to soil

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