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Good insight and thakns for the education. I knew very little about certain toxic plastics and their efects and uses in our everyday lives.  I like the glass idea as well as the aluminum bottles that we have. P.S. the picture looks great and so detailed!! HAHAHA
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== Needed synthetics ==
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*[[Polyethylene]]
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*[[Polycarbonates]]
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*[[Polyvinyl chloride]]
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*[[Nylon]] and [[polyester]]
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*[[Epoxy resin]]
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*[[Rubber]]
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 15:20, 15 June 2012

A martian colony needs Synthetic Materials for many purposes. An autonomous colony can only survive if the raw substances can be found on Mars. While it is very unlikely to find natural petroleum, one idea is the synthesis of organic material from carbon dioxide and water. Another is the synthesis of silicon based organic material.

The selection of synthetic materials to produce and use should be subject to recycling considerations. The main use cases for synthetic materials are:

  • Space suits can not be manufactured without plastic material. The lifetime of a space suit is limited and depends on the conditions to which it is subjected. Probably, the colony needs a new space suit per person and year.
  • Sealing of houses, pipes, bottles, etc.
  • Tissue for clothing, linens and towels is made mainly from synthetic fibres.
  • Pneumatics need elastic material for valves, gaskets, etc.


Needed synthetics

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