PUPR AlgaePrize Team has collected sargassum and converted it into products that are better for the environment. The team has successfully 3D printed an iPhone case using composite pellets containing 30 percent by weight of Sargassum Biomass. The fabrication of this consumer good represents a milestone for this project, since this is the first consumer good fabricated with a high Sargassum content. 

PUPR AlgaePrize Team

Synthesis of Sargassum power
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Synthesis of Sargassum power.
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PUPR AlgaePrize Team
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PUPR AlgaePrize Team: Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PR)
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3D printed SargiCase
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New approach work to produce composite pellets and pieces. (a,b) solvent casting method experiments. (c) obtained composite pellets having 30 wt% biomass content, and (d,e) 3D printed SargiCase® using the pellets depicted in figure 3c.
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3D printed SargiCase
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3D printed SargiCase® using the pellets depicted in figure 3c.
Photo courtesy of PUPR AlgaePrize Team