RT journal article
T1 Sustainable product design by large format additive manufacturing of cork composites
A1 Burgos Pintos, Pedro
A1 Marzo Gago, Patricia
A1 Fernández Delgado, Natalia
A1 Herrera Collado, Miriam
A1 Sanz de León, Alberto
A1 Molina Rubio, Sergio Ignacio
A2 Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Química Inorgánica
A2 Ingeniería Mecánica y Diseño Industrial
K1 Large format additive manufacturing
K1 material extrusion
K1 cork
K1 composites
K1 sustainable materials
K1 product design
AB In this study, a series of Acrylate-Styrene-Acrylonitrile (ASA) composites loaded with high amountsof cork agro-waste (10–30 wt.%) are developed to address the increasing demand from industryand society for more sustainable materials, with the aim of reducing the carbon footprintassociated with fossil fuel-derived plastics. These materials are suitable for Material Extrusion(ME) technologies, including Large Format Additive Manufacturing (LFAM). We demonstrate thatthe printing conditions can be optimised to manufacture cork composites with goodmechanical properties, even for large particle sizes, around 1 mm. Sustainability analysis ofthese composites revealed that the carbon footprint can be reduced by up to 25% forcomposites with 30 wt.% cork, primarily due to the reduction in ASA usage. These compositeswere used to print a luminaire utilising a biomimetic approach and parametric design,showcasing how new materials and innovative product design can be integrated to producefunctional and sustainable prototypes.
PB Taylor and Francis Ltd.
SN 1745-2767
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35771
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35771
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 22-sep-2026