Creating 2.2 pounds (one kilogram) of this new material requires less than 10 megajoules of energy—roughly enough to power a typical microwave for around 30 minutes. This efficient energy use is a key advantage of the process.
2778 watt-hours per kilogram? That doesn’t seem very efficient at all.
My bigger concern is the health hazards of this process, especially in terms of uncontained byproducts. Pyrolizing styrofoam can’t possibly be non-hazardous.
2778 watt-hours per kilogram? That doesn’t seem very efficient at all.
My bigger concern is the health hazards of this process, especially in terms of uncontained byproducts. Pyrolizing styrofoam can’t possibly be non-hazardous.
Well, academics have to put nice-sounding adjectives on their research to get funding, after all…
What kind of “typical” microwave are they comparing this to?