Elizabeth Lee
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Elizabeth Lee, along with fellow graduates Eden Harrison, Ori Blich, and Juan Ignacio Rion, has invented Carbon Cell, a fully compostable, non-toxic and carbon-negative replacement for expanded polystyrene (EPS) and other polymer-based foams. Its crucial ingredient is biochar, made by pyrolysis. During this process, intense heat in an oxygen-poor environment turns organic biomass, including waste streams such as potato peelings or even discarded textiles, into a form of carbon that is stable for decades or longer. Because it's made with biochar, Carbon Cell is carbon-negative. This means that it removes more CO2 from the atmosphere than it makes. Even with the additional processing needed to turn biochar into this foam material, using Carbon Cell instead of EPS results in 3.7kg less CO2 emissions for every kg of material used. Carbon Cell is three times stronger than EPS and other bio-based alternatives. It has good thermal conductivity and fire resistance, and comparable sound insulation to EPS foam. This radical new material has many potential applications, from food packaging to construction, and can easily be moulded into different shapes to order.
Elizabeth, Eden, Ori and Juan have a double MSc/MA in Innovation Design Engineering from Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art
Elizabeth, Eden, Ori and Juan have a double MSc/MA in Innovation Design Engineering from Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art
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