Abstract:
The objective of this study is to understand the feasibilities of Fibre-Cement Structural Sandwich Panels (SSP) from Cannabis Industrial waste which related to the Bio Circular Green economy policy and to study commercialized opportunities on consumers and experts. The study could be divided into two parts 1.the composition part of the skin layer of sandwich panel made from Wood Plastic Composite (WPC) mixed with hemp ,and the study of the core of sandwich panel made from hemp fiber cement from research papers, and 2.the commercialization part. Consisting of quantitative research, data were collected by distributing questionnaires to 320 persons who interested in home decoration and plan to build homes. And, qualitative research, the data were collected through employing in-dept interview of 10 experts from related fields. This study found that hemp waste could be the composition on both core and skin layer of Structural Sandwich Panel (SPP), for commercialization part, major desired characteristic of structural wall are strength, water resistance, fire resistance, and noise absorbing which fall into properties of Structural Sandwich Panel (SPP) and interested in Cannabis fibre as composition in the structural wall the second among other type of natural fibres, and willing to pay 5-10% higher comparing with other traditional structural walls.
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