Study of Double Walled Corrugated Cardboard as an Alternative Material for Eco-Friendly Designed Furniture

The global production capacity of corrugated cardboard used in packaging increased by 3.5% per year in the last decade. These packages have limited life span and, after use, contribute for increasing the waste stream on the planet. An interesting alternative for their reuse is the manufacture of unconventional furniture and objects. Nevertheless, there are few studies addressing the performance of cardboard for their application in furniture products. In this study we characterized corrugated cardboard by scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy. X-ray diffraction, determination of the basic weight of paper (grammage), resistance to burst, column compression and uniaxial compression of test samples manufactured with a specific geometry. Results indicate that cardboard can be a material of great feasibility and workability to be used in furniture design.

High-resolution X-ray diffraction determination of the electron density of 1-(8-PhSC10H6)SS(C10H6SPh-8′)-1′ with the QTAIM approach: evidence for S4 σ(4c–6e) at the naphthalene peri-positions

The nature of S4 σ(4c–6e) at the 1,8-positions of naphthalene is elucidated via a high-resolution X-ray method with the QTAIM approach.

Structure modeling, synthesis and X-ray diffraction determination of an extra-large calixarene-based coordination cage and its application in drug delivery

An extra-large octahedral calixarene-based coordination cage was modeled by the isomorphic replacement approach from a known structure of a smaller size. And then it was successfully synthesized and determined.