Flexibility Testing of Biobased vs. Conventional Disposable Cutlery
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Biomass Processing Laboratory A STATE UNIVERSITY ment of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering Flexibility Testing of Biobased vs. Conventional Disposable Cutlery Name: Brian Demmer Title: Master’s Student Rank: 2 nd Year
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Flexibility Testing of Biobased vs. Conventional Disposable CutleryName: Brian DemmerTitle: Masters StudentRank: 2nd Year
Biomass Processing LaboratoryIOWA STATE UNIVERSITYDepartment of Agricultural & Biosystems EngineeringPresentation OutlineObjectivesExperimental ResultsConclusionsImpacts
Biomass Processing LaboratoryIOWA STATE UNIVERSITYDepartment of Agricultural & Biosystems EngineeringObjectivesDetermine if biobased cutlery meets flexibility specifications set in the Commercial Item Description.
Determine how biobased cutlery flexibility compares to conventional disposable cutlery.
Biomass Processing LaboratoryIOWA STATE UNIVERSITYDepartment of Agricultural & Biosystems EngineeringExperimentMaterialsPLA, Polystyrene, PolypropyleneProcedureTesting of flexibility will be measured using a Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT)Fifteen iterations of each fork, knife and spoon1.0 lb weight will be placed on a precise location of each utensil.
Biomass Processing LaboratoryIOWA STATE UNIVERSITYDepartment of Agricultural & Biosystems EngineeringResults
Biomass Processing LaboratoryIOWA STATE UNIVERSITYDepartment of Agricultural & Biosystems EngineeringConclusionsBiobased spoons met the test requirements.
Biobased knives and forks did not meet the test requirements.
Biobased spoons and forks outperformed conventional spoons and forks. Biobased forks had equal performance to conventional forks.
Insufficient evidence to say if biobased is better, equal or worse than conventional utensils.
Biomass Processing LaboratoryIOWA STATE UNIVERSITYDepartment of Agricultural & Biosystems EngineeringImpactsWhat are the impacts:Reduced landfill usageLess dependence on foreign oil
Biomass Processing LaboratoryIOWA STATE UNIVERSITYDepartment of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
