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*14-17 kWhr are used for producing 1 kg of PLA plastic 3D printing filament! See excellent industrial ecology paper, p. S84 at [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jiec.12618/pdf]
*14-17 kWhr are used for producing 1 kg of PLA plastic 3D printing filament! See excellent industrial ecology paper, p. S84 at [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jiec.12618/pdf]
*'''Note that this is the same amount of energy as that required to smelt 1 kg of aluminum from aluminum oxide!'''
*'''Note that this is the same amount of energy as that required to smelt 1 kg of aluminum from aluminum oxide!'''
=Enthalpy=
*Energy Density - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_density]

Revision as of 23:37, 1 May 2022

Genearal - record for time, energy, and optimization of workflow on GVCS and related projects

Wikipedia

  • Table of common materials - [1]
  • Common building materials - [2]
  • Geopolymer - says 48% higher embodied energy than Portland? [3]

Materials

  • Wood - 8.5MJ/kg

Specific - Energy of Production

  • 14-17 kWhr are used for producing 1 kg of PLA plastic 3D printing filament! See excellent industrial ecology paper, p. S84 at [4]
  • Note that this is the same amount of energy as that required to smelt 1 kg of aluminum from aluminum oxide!

Enthalpy

  • Energy Density - [5]