Additive Manufacturing for the Circular Economy
State-of-the-art on circular materials and technologies
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February 2022 – May 2022 💰 · Funding:
INSTM - Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology).🏛 · Hosting Institution:
Politecnico di Milano, Italy🤝 · Partners:
INSTM — local unit, Italy⭐ · My Role:
Funded research fellow🏫 · My Affiliation:
Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano (Italy)🏷️ · Keywords:
Additive manufacturing, Material extrusion, Biomass materials, Agri-food waste, Circular economy, Systematic literature review, Sustainable materials, 3D printing.
Overview
Additive Manufacturing for the Circular Economy is a research project carried out at +LAB, Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, as part of the local INSTM unit at Politecnico di Milano. The project investigated the intersection of extrusion-based additive manufacturing (Material Extrusion AM), materials from agri-food waste and by-products, circular economy models, and product applications enabled by these materials and technologies. The research aimed to map the state of the art at the academic, industrial, and design levels, and to identify opportunities and gaps for the valorization of biomass-derived secondary raw materials through 3D printing for real-world applications. 1
Romani A*, Suriano R, Levi M (2023) Biomass waste materials through extrusion-based additive manufacturing: A systematic literature review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 386, 135779. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135779
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My contribution:
- State-of-the-art review: Conducted a systematic literature review at the intersection of extrusion-based AM, biomass-derived materials from agri-food waste and by-products, circular economy models, and product applications, covering academic research, industrial developments, and design practice.
- Dissemination: Publication of the results and inclusion in follow-up projects.
Conference papers
- Romani A*, Suriano R, Levi M (2023) Biomass waste materials through extrusion-based additive manufacturing: A systematic literature review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 386, 135779. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135779