TEEBAU

Sustainably insulated building material panels from tea residues

Duration

01.10.2022 - 30.09.2024

Globally, as of 2019, 38% of greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to the building sector. 10% of global emissions are attributable to the production of building materials alone.In the context of the sustainability targets within the United Nations SDG 13 "Action on Climate Change" to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050, the building and real estate sector offers a broad playing field for bioeconomic approaches across the entire life cycle.The research project "TEEBAU - Sustainably Insulated Building Material Panels from Tea Residues" addresses this issue and takes advantage of the fact that, on the other hand, the potential of a large number of residual materials from the food, beverage and agricultural industries is not fully exploited. The recycling of waste materials ("waste-to-value") into "valuable materials" in a bio-based circular economy ("circular bio-economy") as an upcycling concept provides the basis for the targeted cascade use of fiber materials. The coordinator of the project, FRENVI GmbH, which is funded by the Ministry of Food, Rural Areas and Consumer Protection as part of the "Bioeconomy Innovation and Investment Program for Rural Areas (BIPL-BW Innovation)" program, will adapt its innovative process for processing tea reapers to produce interior and façade insulation panels for the Tiny House Domes of Vision Domes GmbH. The companies are being supported by bwcon research gGmbH and the University of Hohenheim. The Department of Conversion Technologies of Renewable Resources is responsible for process simulation and life cycle analysis in order to identify optimization potential along the entire value chain, and will feed back suggestions for adjustments to the process chains to the consortium. This increases the market opportunities for bioeconomic products.