Basalt presentation (english)

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BASALTIC PLASTICS A low-cost material 4 times stronger than steel, at the same time 4 times lighter and processed at 70 degrees (like a pudding), but resistant to temperatures up to 1472 ° C. This makes it clear that we are facing a novelty definitely never seen before. It is completely ecological as it is made from a natural rock and as it needs only the low production temperature of cold plastic, it does not require combustion of coal (no greenhouse effect) nor the use of coatings or paints normally used to protect steel. Also, the when it is to be scrapped it is an inert material and therefore it could even be used for flood control defences: it is made of the same material as the bottom of the sea. The production of this new material will be done in “cleanâ€? factories with zero emissions, both liquid and gaseous, both for those who work there and for those who live nearby. Its production does not emit radiation or toxic dust. In cascade, this technology will also change the way we create common use products. This new material is perfectly compatible with 3D technologies and it is fluid like lava at only 70 degrees but it solidifies in two minutes and crystallizes in 10, achieved by mixing nano-particle basalt powder with fibers and a geo-polymer glue, which hardens it to a hard-plastic state, stable for thousands of years. If we then add that it is perfectly ecological, stainless, resistant to acids, alkalis and salts, we understand that it


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