Copied from Raphaela's written testimony: I am Raphaela Hellmayr, PhD student from Prof. Rupert Wimmer at BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna. My research topic is related to future engineered wood materials according to the cradle to cradle concept. Wood belongs to the biological cycle, but adhesives to the technical cycle, which means the closed loops are difficult to reach. I address the question how these wooden materials can become in line with the circular economy strategy with closed material loops. The main challenge is the adhesive, because as long as the bond line can’t be ...
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