Towards a Circular Economy: Exploring the applications of 3D printing with mussel shell waste

Title

Towards a Circular Economy: Exploring the applications of 3D printing with mussel shell waste

 Author

van Tongeren, Edwin (TU Delft Industrial Design Engineering)

Contributor

Sauerwein, M. (mentor)
Doubrovski, Zjenja (graduation committee)

Degree granting institution

Delft University of Technology

 Programme

Integrated Product Design

 Date

2020-03-13

 Abstract

Previous research proved the potential of using mussel shell waste as additive manufacturing (AM) material. In this thesis, mussel shell powder was combined with sodium alginate, since it allows reversible cross-linking. Due to reversible cross-linking, this water-soluble and recyclable material can temporarily be made water-resistant, so it can be used for applications that need to be water-resistant. In this thesis, this material was researched, improved, and eventually used to print a prototype of a parametrically designed plant-specific planter.

 Subject

3D Printing
Additive Manufacturing
Circulair Economy
Material Driven Design
Mussel shells
Sodium Alginate
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master thesis

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