Biocomposites from wastewater treatment algal ponds for packaging and construction
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Biocomposites from wastewater treatment algal ponds for packaging and construction
PI: Chiara Daraio
Research Team: Israel Kellersztein and Helen Wexler
Division of Engineering and Applied Science
Sunlight to Everything and Ecology and Biosphere Engineering Initiatives
2022 Explorer grant
We use biomass from wastewater treatment ponds, mixed with agricultural waste, to produce biocomposite materials for the construction and packaging industries.