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i. Material Experiments 



Biocomposite experiments with invasive reed grass or phragmites sourced from the salt marshes of Rhode Island. 






︎︎︎ Sourcing phragmites︎ 41°43'44.3"N 71°19'16.1"W




︎︎︎L-R adding the measured ingredients ︎︎︎ boiling at 70º ︎︎︎ de-stemmed phragmites poured into the mixture into a petri dish ︎︎︎ first sample after 19.5 hour dehydration process


︎︎︎L-R phragmites de-stemmed and blended ︎︎︎ added to the mixture ︎︎︎ results


This recipe is adapted from ︎︎︎Materiom.org






Bio plastic sheets with food grade coloring ︎︎︎                                                                                                                              Experiments on the laser cutting machine ︎︎︎




Papermaking with Phragmites stock ︎︎︎