Spent Coffee Grounds (C04)

Cluster

004 - Spent Coffee Grounds from industrial scraps as filler for thermoplastics.

N. of Layers

4

N. of Samples

20

Variable 01

Material formulation (Spent Coffee Grounds + PLA, CoffeeFrom Bio, CoffeeFrom Eco, CoffeeFrom Strong).

Variable 02

Curvature angle for non-planar slicing (0-17°, 18-22°, 23-27°, 28-32°).

Variable 03

Layer height (1 mm, 0.7 mm, 0.5 mm, 1.2 mm).

Variable 04

Design complexity connected to non-planar slicing (Geometrical features, overall shape and texture, potential applications).

Waste/Scrap type

Spent Coffee Grounds

Waste/Scrap producer

Lowpoly SL, CoffeeFrom.

Recycling steps

Compounding and pelletization, Drying and processing.

Recyclate producer

Natureworks (matrix providers) + Lowpoly SL (Masterbatch providers) + +LAB (Mixing), CoffeeFrom.

Reprocessing

3D Printing - Fused Particle Granulation (FPG).

3D Printing system

Delta Wasp Industrial 3MT.

Equipment producer

Wasp.

Sample references (Layer 1)

C004_L01_S01 C004_L01_S02 C004_L01_S03 C004_L01_S04
C004_L01_S05 C004_L01_S06 C004_L01_S07 C004_L01_S08
C004_L01_S09 C004_L01_S10

Sample references (Layer 2)

C004_L02_S01 C004_L02_S02 C004_L02_S03 C004_L02_S04
C004_L02_S05 C004_L02_S06

Sample references (Layer 3)

C004_L03_S01 C004_L03_S02 C004_L03_S03

Sample references (Layer 4)

C004_L04_S01