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caadria2022_271 |
| authors |
Napier, Ilaena Mariam |
| year |
2022 |
| title |
Robotically Printed Seaweed as a Biomaterial within Architecture and Design |
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Jeroen van Ameijde, Nicole Gardner, Kyung Hoon Hyun, Dan Luo, Urvi Sheth (eds.), POST-CARBON - Proceedings of the 27th CAADRIA Conference, Sydney, 9-15 April 2022, pp. 303-312 |
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https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2022.2.303
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| summary |
This research aims to develop and understand the impact of seaweed as a bio-based material within architecture and design. The research is influenced by current global challenges, outlined by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), such as carbon drawdown, the problem of material waste, and the need to create more sustainable manufacturing processes. Seaweed is an organic biomass that does not require land, fresh water or fertilisers to grow, and growing it can reduce the effects of global warming as it sequesters large amounts of carbon dioxide. In turn, it can be harvested and used for a range of products including food, biofuel, fertiliser and bioplastic. The research focuses on the development of an organic, water-based biocomposite material made from sodium alginate, a derivative of brown seaweed, combined with cellulose powder, vegetable glycerine, and kelp powder. A set of methodical experiments were conducted and studied, with the aim of creating a novel material which can adapt to its surrounding environment and can degrade naturally. By creating and fabricating using renewable resources, one can create novel materials that are carbon neutral and contribute to a natural resource cycle. Ultimately, the material decays and returns to the earth, for the purpose of remediating soils and replenishing growth. |
| keywords |
Seaweed Biocomposite Material, Paste Extrusion Method, Water-based Robotic Fabrication, Circular Design, SDG 12, SDG 13, SDG 14 |
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CAADRIA |
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