Turning Corn Waste Into an Innovative Bio-Based Material

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The practice of upcycling –present in a variety of industries from fashion to construction– not only revitalizes discarded items, adding new values and functions, but also contributes to turning them into valuable resources. Adopting the spirit of the circular economy by harnessing agricultural waste such as corn cobs, rice straw, and sugar cane bagasse for building materials marks a fundamental shift towards sustainable practices, promoting a closed-loop system that minimizes waste and optimizes resource efficiency.

CornWall®, developed by StoneCycling, is a pioneering innovation in this regard. Inspired by the need to shift to a bio-based economy, it incorporates a transformative solution that addresses the pressing concerns of the construction industry's environmental impact. It is a wall-finishing material made from plant biomass, obtained mainly from the cores of regionally sourced corn cobs. This organic waste is widely available and is usually destined for fermentation, burning as biomass, or becoming simple organic waste. We spoke to Ward Massa from StoneCycling to better understand this material.

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Cite: Souza, Eduardo. "Turning Corn Waste Into an Innovative Bio-Based Material" [Transformando resíduos de milho em um material inovador de base biológica] 12 Dec 2023. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1010712/turning-corn-waste-into-an-innovative-bio-based-material-cornwall-r> ISSN 0719-8884

Cortesia de CornWall®

从玉米废料到创新生物基材料,废物的重生

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