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Grassification – Use of biocomposites of biopolymers and roadside clippings for prototype products (e.g. landscape infrastructure)
Related topic: Biomaterials and Eco-design
Stakeholder survey on grass fiber quality requirements
WE NEED YOUR HELP! to establish a viable value chain for grass clippings within the Interreg 2-seas Grassification project. […]
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Grassification – Brochure
New-C-Land: an intuitive interface
The Interreg New-C-Land project team created a map that identifies abandoned sites and end-users of biomass. This database now provides answers to users who wish to source plant crops and allows managers of neglected sites to derive benefits by valorizing them. […]
Gramitherm – Insulation panels made out of grass!
Gramitherm is currently the only company – worldwide – to manufacture thermal insulation panels using prairie grass. This involves a patented Swiss technology that was launched in 2006 and that Gramitherm took over in 2014. Gramitherm has excellent performance standards, one of which is to have a negative carbon balance! […]
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Grassification – System design and preparation
Bio-based products from fast pyrolysis oil
Fast pyrolysis technology can convert a wide range of difficult-to-handle biomass into a clean and uniform bio-oil, which is easy to store and transport. Most applications have so far focused on the use of pyrolysis oil for energy purposes, but the Horizon 2020 project Bio4Products has developed a technology to divide pyrolysis oil into multiple fractions that could be used for material applications. […]
Grassification – Support development new type mowing head aimed at minimising dirt content via a co-creation strategy
Grassification – D2.4.1 Production fibre pellets from roadside clippings as half-finished product for biocomposite production
GRASSIFICATION tests new mowing head
Roadside grass clippings are a problem fraction throughout the 2 Seas Programme area due to their high volume, subject to high processing costs. The industrial sector, however, is interested in the possibility of using roadside grass clippings as an alternative resource for the production of energy and bio-materials. […]
A talk with Francesca Ostuzzi
How can designers help to restore the planet, ensuring that products can fit in a circular economy process?
We met Francesca Ostuzzi, PhD in Industrial design Engineering Technology and Assistant, to discuss how the designers thinking can be incorporated in circular economy and produce more value. […]