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data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/kyka-project.eu\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-22e020e\" data-id=\"22e020e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3436e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3436e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The continuous increase in the world&#8217;s population leads to a decrease in natural resources and a degradation of the sustainability of the natural environment. In the field of materials, and in particular wood\/polymer composites, one solution could be to replace natural wood from agricultural crop residues and synthesize polymers from renewable raw materials or recyclable\/biodegradable materials so that the final product can be recycled or biodegradable. Thus, an economy is achieved in the use of new raw materials, agricultural waste finds use in value-added applications and at the end of their life the products are recycled and finally biodegraded without leaving waste.<\/p><p>Object of the research project, entitled &#8220;<strong>Green and recyclable and \/ or compostable composite products with improved properties of industrial hemp waste in the context of the circular economy<\/strong>&#8221; within the framework of the National Scope Action &#8220;RESEARCH-CREATE-INNOVATE B&#8217; CYCLE&#8221;, was the manufacture of new composite products from agricultural residues (unusable parts of industrial hemp stems) and polymers from renewable sources or recycled materials.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c079f3 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c079f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c52d042\" data-id=\"c52d042\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c523710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c523710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In particular, the outer part of the stem of the industrial hemp plant was separated from the inner part with a special de-vinization machine.<br \/>The inner woody part was properly cut in order to be used in the manufacture of particleboard instead of wood (Wood Based Panels \u2013 WBP). The fibers from the outer part of the bark were used as reinforcing materials of recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and bio-polyesters from renewable raw materials, in order to manufacture composite products corresponding to the products plastic\/wood (Wood Plastic Composite-WPC).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6302d4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6302d4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The proposed WBP and WPC type products are innovative and manufactured for the first time under this project. The main advantage of these new products is the lower cost and weight, but also their increased friendliness to humans and the environment since they can be composted or recycled, responding to the requirements of the circular economy.<\/p><p>The project was coordinated by CHIMAR HELLAS A.E., KANNABIO KOINSEP,\u00a0 Laboratory of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers and Paints &#8211; Department of Chemistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Laboratory of X-rays, Visual Characterization and Thermal Analysis-Department of Physics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Laboratory of Technology &amp; Quality Control of Furniture &amp; Wood of the University of Thessaly. The duration of the project was from 16\/06\/2020 to 15\/07\/2023.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c44e72f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c44e72f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-697c84f\" data-id=\"697c84f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e2845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82e2845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Publications:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2504-477X\/7\/4\/138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evaluation of Eco-Friendly Hemp-Fiber-Reinforced Recycled HDPE Composites<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scenv.2023.100045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Poly(ethylene succinate)\/hemp fiber composites: Fully biobased materials with improved thermal and biodegradation properties<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ma17010139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Particleboards with Recycled Material from Hemp-Based Panels<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f53a44 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f53a44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c712715\" data-id=\"c712715\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d9714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74d9714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/fwsd.uth.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/epanek-espa.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16719\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fwsd.uth.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/epanek-espa.png 778w, https:\/\/fwsd.uth.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/epanek-espa-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/fwsd.uth.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/epanek-espa-768x152.png 768w, https:\/\/fwsd.uth.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/epanek-espa-18x4.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more The continuous increase in the world&#8217;s population leads to a decrease in natural resources and a degradation of the sustainability of the natural environment. 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