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

Master thesis (2020)

Authors

E. van Tongeren Industrial Design Engineering

Contributors

M. Sauerwein Circular Product Design - IDE (supervisor 1)
E.L. Doubrovski Mechatronic Design - IDE (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Industrial Design Engineering
Copyright: © 2020 Edwin van Tongeren
Additive Manufacturing 3D Printing Material Driven Design Circulair Economy Sodium Alginate Mussel shells Cross-links
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Published Date

13-03-2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Industrial Design Engineering

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.