2017-2018 Competitive Scholarship
Shangtong Li
Sustainable
Material
Exploration
Transforming Waste
2017-2018
Plastic bags, thread scraps, leafs, corn husks
Utilizing waste found in everyday life and transforming them into new materials.
Bio-composite 1.1 (Organic Mat)
2017-2018
Tapioca starch plastic mixed with organic waste: corn husks, corncob, straw, leaf, eggshell.
Material quality: Bio-degradable, flexible, water-resistant, easy to cut.
Bio-composite 1.2 (Recycled Textile)
2017-2018
Tapioca starch plastic mixed with textile waste found in Fiber department: fabric scraps, tangled threads, polyfill.
Material quality: elastic, flexible, water-resistant, sewable, easy to cut.
Bio-composite 1.3 (Sustainable Chipboard)
2017-2018
Tapioca starch, potato starch, cornstarch plastic mixed with sawdust found in the wood shop.
Material quality: biodegradable, rigid, strong, water-resistant, machinable.
Bio-composite 1.4 (Starch Concrete)
2017-2018
Potato starch, cornstarch mixed with sand, salt, threads, ground orange peels
Material quality: biodegradable, rigid, strong, machinable
Bio-composite 1.4 (Mycelium)
2017-2018
Mushroom roots, organic waste: pecan husks, garlic peels, magnolia, tree bark, straw.
Material quality: biodegradable, insulated, strong when grown in larger volume
Recycle Plasticbags
2017
Melted and pressed plastic bags
Material quality: rigid, strong, thermoplastic, machinable
Continuing experiments: Banana plastic + Paper board
2018
Pulped banana peels; pulped paper mixed with cornstarch
Material quality: Banana plastic: biodegradable, rigid
Paper board: biodegradable, rigid, strong, machinable
Testing materials
2018
Corn starch+paper board, potato starch+sawdust board, potato starch + cotton threads, potato starch + synthetic threads
