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"50 micron thick polymethylpentene mixed with tiny glass beads" As an achievement in science this is cool, but... we should be reducing energy consumption whil
by dxhdr 10y ago
"50 micron thick polymethylpentene mixed with tiny glass beads"
As an achievement in science this is cool, but... we should be reducing energy consumption while also not polluting the surface of the planet. Where's this stuff going to end up when houses covered with it are torn down in 30-100 years?
- pdonis 10y agoRecycle it.
- dxhdr 10y agoWe don't recycle microplastics for a variety of reasons, that's the reason I bring the issue up. Current theory is microplastics end up in our food.
- pdonis 10y agoAs I understand it, "microplastics" are small particles of plastic, not thin sheets of it. The sheets should be easier to reprocess than small particles would be.
- asafira 10y agoTo be clear, this is actually a very small amount of plastic. Let's say a roof is 300 square meters; that amounts to < 2 cubic centimeters of plastic. I would guess that there are examples of much larger consumers of plastic.
- DiabloD3 10y agoThat'd make it far less plastic than is currently used for roofs just for the vapor barrier under roofing tiles.