Spent Coffee Grounds (C04)

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Biomass-filled 3D printing filaments - Structure #04



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Physical Structure #04


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.