Open Source Cellulose Based Semi-Synthetic Textile Producer
Basics
- Part of the Open Source Textile Construction Set
- Creates Textiles From Diverse Cellulose Based Inputs
- Does so by dissolving cellulose based input materials (Woods, Cottons, 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
- Cellulose Based Textiles are also known as "Rayon" or "Bamboo Fabrics" or simply "Semi Synthetic Fabric"
Used for
- Textile Production
- Cellophane Production ( This i a similar process but uses a different nozzle/extruder
Industry Standards
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)
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