Naturally sourced epoxies for High-performance composite applications: A feasibility study of renewable algae-derived epoxy resin system

Composite materials have revolutionized the world as we know it, but along the way, we have transformed that world, which is changing and suffering from global warming. This thesis explores the potential of bio-based resins for high-performance composite applications, focusing on a bio-based epoxy derived from brown algae, PHTE. The research...

Cultivating Sustainability: Assessing the Viability of Bio-Based Resins in Composite Manufacturing

This thesis explores the potential of sustainable resins in composite manufacturing, focusing on bio-based benzoxazine resins and bio-based epoxy derived from brown algae. The research investigates the feasibility of integrating these sustainable alternatives into composite structures. Bio-based benzoxazine resins were synthesized in-house,...

Wierdok: Seaweedfarm, Seaweedloambrick factory and exploration site

Seaweed is a promising potential building material, but so far in 2022, very little market ready seaweed-based building products are available. Because of the success of the sargassum adobe block in Mexico by Omar Vazquez, the potential of a seaweed loam bricks in the Netherlands is researched in this paper, called the seaweed brick. The...

Scalable bacterial production of moldable and recyclable biomineralized cellulose with tunable mechanical properties

Sustainable structural materials with excellent impact-resistance properties are urgently needed but challenging to produce, especially in a scalable fashion and with control over 3D shape. Here, we show that bacterial cellulose (BC) and bacterially precipitated calcium carbonate self-assemble into a layered structure reminiscent of tough...

3D Printing Clay Facade Walls: Integrating Ventilation systems into printing process

Since 3D printing is relatively new in the architecture applications, exploring how it could be integrated with environment-friendly materials as clay could lead to a more sustainable approach for materialising complex building components.<br/>This research is investigating the answer to the research question “What are the printing techniques...

Continuous materialcycle: Multifunctional center in Scheveningen

The research concerns an alternative way of thinking and design approach in relation to materialization. In contrast to the current thinking of linear material process, materials are investigated that fit within the framework of a continuous material cycle. The design is for a multifunctional center on the FAST terrain in Scheveningen.