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04-28-2014, 07:32 PM #5
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Wow, so cool thanks! That's really right up my ally as I was specifically looking at oil-based off of flax/soy/grapeseed etc. One of the things I was actually looking at is the type of modification they are doing at that company. That article you linked to makes me want to build an ozone generator too now! There is tons of possibilities, but for now I want to see if I can find a decent oil (Maybe even Tung oil), or mix of oils (and possibly modified ones like you found), and the right catalyst (I will try the conventional ones and some new ones I'm looking into), then also hit it with a ton of laser power to see if it can be polymerized! In general most resins contain some type of "unsaturation" or sites where a radical can attack and form a polymer. Since natural oils also have "unsaturation" they can also do this too! Actually linoleum is made from flax seed oil, a catalyst (usually toxic!), and sunlight! Its a very tough polymer so hopefully we can make linoleum in a 3D printer too (with a non-toxic catalyst of course, I also have one in mind that actually works)!
Last edited by amirjabri; 04-28-2014 at 07:37 PM.
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