EntreNiebla: experimentation and development of composite material, based on wicker waste

Proyecto EntreNiebla: Development of a composite material with wicker residue, financed by the cnca and Fondart 2017, folio 413281; is a research project based on experimentation of composite materials created on the basis of organic waste, which aims to produce a material based on the willow fiber in disuse, using low complexity technology. To achieve this, a. an information survey carried out to quantify how much wicker residue the Chimbarongo artisans generated. This would allow determining the productive capacity of the material; and b. the process of composition and conformation of the composite material was evaluated, to establish a procedural method for its conformation and a technical sheet of its main characteristics. Based on this results, possible applications were explored around the creation of secondary packaging for products manufactured by the Cooperativa de Berries from Chimbarongo. In order to: give the waste an useful life, avoid its incineration, and reduce the environmental impact that generates in the community; while also creating added value in local products, from a package that reuses raw material that is being discarded

EntreNiebla: experimentación de material compuesto, basado en los desechos del mimbre

Proyecto EntreNiebla: Development of a composite material with wicker residue, financed by the cnca and Fondart 2017, folio 413281; is a research project based on experimentation of composite materials created on the basis of organic waste, which aims to produce a material based on the willow fiber in disuse, using low complexity technology. To achieve this, a. an information survey carried out to quantify how much wicker residue the Chimbarongo artisans generated. This would allow determining the productive capacity of the material; and b. the process of composition and conformation of the composite material was evaluated, to establish a procedural method for its conformation and a technical sheet of its main characteristics. Based on this results, possible applications were explored around the creation of secondary packaging for products manufactured by the Cooperativa de Berries from Chimbarongo. In order to: give the waste an useful life, avoid its incineration, and reduce the environmental impact that generates in the community; while also creating added value in local products, from a package that reuses raw material that is being discarded.Proyecto EntreNiebla: Desarrollo de un material compuesto con residuo de mimbre, financiado por el cnca y el Fondart Nacional 2017, folio 413281, es un proyecto de investigación que se enmarca en la experimentación de materiales compuestos desarrollados en base a residuos orgánicos, que tiene como finalidad desarrollar un material en base a la fibra de huira de mimbre en desuso, utilizando tecnología de baja complejidad. Para ello, a. se realizó un levantamiento de información en torno a la cuantificación del residuo de mimbre generado por los artesanos de Chimbarongo, para determinar la capacidad productiva del material; y b. se evaluó el proceso de composición y conformación del material compuesto, para establecer un método procedimental para su conformación y una ficha técnica de sus características principales. En base a ello, se investigan posibles aplicaciones, en torno a la creación de packaging secundario, para productos elaborados por la Cooperativa de Berries de Chimbarongo, con el fin de otorgar al residuo una vida útil, evitar su incineración y disminuir el impacto ambiental que genera en la comunidad; y a su vez, crear valor agregado en los productos locales, a partir de un empaque que reutilice la materia prima que está siendo desechada