Published December 31, 2018 | Version v1
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Architectural Vantage Point to Bioplastics in the Circular Economy

Creators

  • 1. Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Department of Architecture
  • 2. Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Department of Chemistry

Description

In a circular economy, bio-based plastics or bioplastics as emerging innovative materials are increasingly being used in many industries, from packaging to building materials and agricultural products to electronic and biomedical devices. Further, there is increasing research on the evaluation of bioplastics in architecture, both as a material or as a design element in interior design. Therefore, this article is a step towards understanding the importance of bioplastic materials in circular economies and in architecture regarding the negative carbon footprint and long-term environmental effects of fossil-based plastics.

Notes

This article is a scientific research project conducted by Esen Gökçe Özdamar, (With researchers Ahmet Bal (Construction Engineering), Şermin Şentürk (Architecture student), supervised by Professor. Dr. Murat Ateş (Chemistry) at Namık Kemal University and supported by Research Fund of the Namık Kemal University. Project Number: NKUBAP.08.GA.16.050. The project was also selected in a competition held by Future Architecture Platform the first pan-European pla tform of architecture museums, festivals and producers, supported by European Union Creative Europe Program, and the project was awarded with a series of conferences, workshops and exhibitions held in Europe in 2016 and 2017.

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