Ricerc@Sapienza

Plant-assisted bioremediation (PABR) represents a green technique for the recovery and remediation of contaminated areas. The biomass produced by these crops is generally considered as a contaminated waste product and potentially harmful. Therefore, it is very important to characterize these biomasses aiming at understanding if they can be treated like traditional biomasses and it is possible to use them in energy conversion process (pyrolysis, gasification, etc.).

Considering the major role played by sandwich structures in many fields where high stiness-to-weight ratio is required, the selection of a suitable core material is of paramount importance. In order to face the environmental problems related to waste disposal, the selection of an eco-friendly core material is now included in the design criteria of sandwich structures. Agglomerated cork is recognized as a good solution that combines satisfactory mechanical performances and eco-sustainability.