Bio-based/green sandwich structures: A review

PR Oliveira, M May, TH Panzera, S Hiermaier - Thin-Walled Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Sandwich panels are one of the most applied designs in the aerospace, construction and
automotive structures due to their excellent stiffness-to-weight ratio. Recent advances in the …

from bottle caps to frisbee—a case study on mechanical recycling of plastic waste towards a circular economy

MH Akhras, PJ Freudenthaler, K Straka, J Fischer - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study demonstrates an open-loop recycling process of a specific post-consumer plastic
waste stream. The targeted input waste material was defined as high-density polyethylene …

Low velocity impact behaviour and mechanical properties of sandwich panels with cores made from Tetra Pak waste

JF Koh-Dzul, JG Carrillo, J Guillen-Mallette… - Composite …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sandwich panels were fabricated with aluminium faces and two different types of cores:(i)
the PAC (high-and low-density polyethylene-aluminium-cellulose) core made from recycled …

Recycling polypropylene and polyethylene wastes in production of polyester based polymer mortars

M Martínez-López, G Martínez-Barrera… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Although polymers were originally seen as an option to replace other materials due to their
physicochemical properties and low cost, they have become an environmental problem due …

Plastic bottle cap recycling—Characterization of recyclate composition and opportunities for design for circularity

M Gall, A Schweighuber, W Buchberger, R W. Lang - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
In line with efforts to create a circular economy of plastics, recent EU legislation is
strengthening plastic bottle recycling by ambitious separate collection targets and …

An investigation on the mechanical behaviour of sandwich composite structures with circular honeycomb bamboo core

LÁ de Oliveira, MM Vieira, JC dos Santos… - Discover Mechanical …, 2022 - Springer
Sandwich panels made with a bamboo core of different dimensions, packing geometries
and facing materials are subjected to three-point bending tests and assessed through …

Experimental and numerical assessment of sustainable bamboo core sandwich panels under low-velocity impact

LA de Oliveira, MLP Tonatto, GLC Coura… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This work describes the experimental and numerical behaviour of sandwich panels made of
aluminium skins and bamboo core under low-velocity impact test. A statistical design is …

[HTML][HTML] Bending and environmental characteristics of an eco-friendly sandwich panel with cork stopper cores

CX Liu, ZY Fu, P Li, G Qi - Developments in the Built Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The design and application of sustainable structures are promising approaches to achieve
energy conservation and emission reduction in construction and buildings. Cork stoppers …

Reinforced biobased adhesive for eco-friendly sandwich panels

PR Oliveira, M May, TH Panzera, F Scarpa… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work describes the development of a bio-polyurethane (bio-PU) adhesive made from
castor oil plant to be used in sustainable (eco-friendly) sandwich panels made from recycled …

[HTML][HTML] Improved sustainable sandwich panels based on bottle caps core

PR Oliveira, M May, TH Panzera, F Scarpa… - Composites Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
A sandwich panel based on upcycled bottle caps core and sustainable components is
investigated to contribute to advances in lightweight and environmentally friendly structural …