Kibbutz Ketura in Israel will produce 100 tons of argan nut shell waste annually by 2032. To valorize this waste, we researched cellulose extraction and wood plastic composite formation and conducted experiments that demonstrated proof of concept for both materials. We suggested industrial-scale processes for implementation of these methods and provided their cost-benefit analyses. Manufacturing wood plastic composites is more profitable than cellulose extraction, but both processes are viable and require further research to be properly implemented.

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Creator

• Goodrum, Parker
• Rattan, Udaya
• Kunkel, Devin

Subject

• Sustainability
• Environment
• Innovation

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-022724-075618
• 117824

Keyword

• Wood Plastic Composites
• Cellulose
• Argan
• Sustainability

Advisor

• Bar-On, Isa
• Femc-Bagwell, Michele

Year

• 2024

Center

• Israel Project Center (Eilat) - IQP

Sponsor

• Nadav Solowey

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Date created

• 2024-02-27

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-022724-075618

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-04-22