Open Source Keratin Based Semi-Synthetic Textile Producer

Basics

• Part of the Open Source Textile Construction Set
• Creates Consistent, potentially Alpaca / Chinchilla level quality Textiles, From A Diverse Pool of Potential Keratin Based Inputs
• Does so by dissolving keratin based input materials (Wool, Animal Fiber, etc ) and then bringing it out of solution by pumping it through a nozzle into a tank of a different solution, which lowers the solvent's solubility, causing a uniform strand of cellulose fiber to form
• This can then be processed into thread, string, rope, cloth etc.
• The resulting textiles are biological molecule based, but are as consistent as plastic based textiles, unlike solely natural fiber

Used for

• Textile Production

Minimum Viable Product

• Modular
• User Maintainable
• User Upgradeable
• Accepts a wide variety of input materials
• DC or AC Powered
• Reuses all chemicals used
• Fits in a standard shipping container ( See Precious Plastic , this will use a similar philosophy)
• Safe

Basic Design

• 1x Input Material Shredder Module
• 1x Shredded Input Material Storage Module
• 2x Input Material Augers
• 1x Unsaturated Solution Storage Tank
• 1x Input Material Dissolving / Solution Saturating Module
• 1x Saturated Solution Storage Tank
• 1x Reformation Solution Storage Tank
• 1x Final Product Extrusion Module + Reformation Module
• 1x Solution Recycling Module
• 6x Liquid Pumps
• 1x Pump/Solenoid Controller Module
• 1x General Control Module
• 1x IO Panel
• 1X Shipping Container

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Semi-Synthetic Fibers
• Youtube Video 1
• Youtube Video 2