Natural fibres with Releaf

Team: 3

Team members: Jamie Catry, Milan Claeys, Gijs Habets

Coach: Sander Libaert sander.lybaert@releaf.be (https://www.releaf.be/) + UGent (Francesca)

• Process

• End results

Challenge: Releaf extracts fibres from waste flows. At this stage, they are looking for interesting applications for the fibres themselves, likely in bio-composite materials. Challenges are:

• Which production technologies are suitable for these fibres? (e.g. compression moulding).

• Which applications could be meaningful, when looking at the design and prototyping process? (e.g. 3DP shapes, as usual composite materials? plates? etc.).

• Which binder could preserves the character of the fibre in that it is safe, not toxic and bio-based?

• How can we introduce this knowledge in our IO curriculum?

• How can we engage different stakeholders and actors in this mission? How can we make this a self-sustainable system?

• ...

Starter kit includes:

1. Samples from Sander

Infrastructure needed:

• to be added

Specific sources:

• https://biofabforum.org/

• https://www.organoids.com/en/products/detail/wildspitze-3d-wsp00000903df00/

• https://www.hackyourjeans.com/en/projects

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