BIO-waste Composite Fabrication - A Preliminary Material Exploration of Regenerative Bio-based Polymer Composites

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posted on 2024-06-06, 00:11 authored by Clara Usma-MansfieldClara Usma-Mansfield, Maria Juana Alvelo

History

Location

Centre for Advanced Design in Engineering Training - CADET, Deakin University

Start date

2022-03-18

End date

2022-03-27

Research statement

As engineers, we ought to critically reflect on the materials and processes we propose to embed in our solutions; and investigate ways to co-design with our ecology. Designing user-centric solutions that nurture the regeneration of resources for our planet is now more critical than ever before. We need to consider sustainability in engineering and design to a greater extent. Every decision we make at the planning and development stage of designing and fabricating products carries a significant ecological foot-print; every geometry, fabrication process, assembly mode or procurement schedule impacts the utilisation and depletion of our natural resources. By analysing our flow of ideas through our design engineering process with a lens on cradle-to-cradle lifecycle, we can make more informed decisions and contribute to resource-efficient models that reduce environmental impact. The material samples and microscope images you see exhibited are an initial exploration of bio-waste resource utilisation into bio-composites and the foundation of a new research partnership in a circular design with an embedded challenge proposed to our engineering design researchers at Deakin.

Publication classification

JC4 Curated Exhibition or Event – Other

Scale

NTRO Medium

Extent

Mid-size collection of physical eggshell biopolymer composite samples

Editor/Contributor(s)

Laghaei M, Stojcevski F

Event

Geelong Design Week

Publisher

Geelong City of Design

Place of publication

Geelong

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Keywords

Biomaterials City of Design, Engineering Design, Geelong, UNESCO Engineering Design Industrial Design Sustainability

BIO-waste Composite Fabrication - A Preliminary Material Exploration of Regenerative Bio-based Polymer Composites

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