Post by neilson on May 9, 2007 10:59:32 GMT -1
this is how they make the carrot rod.
The material derived from carrots has been named `curran`.Firstly,the carrots are broken down into a sort of`moleculer soup`.
Then there is a comlicated extraction process to isolate the required parts-the cellulose nanofibres.
This means removing the unwanted parts such as water(carrots are around 99 per cent water) and the beta-carotne (the pigment that makes carrots orange).
In fact, any vegatable could be used to make rods,it`s just that there are fewer unwanted materials to remove in carrots compared to some other vegetables;for instance,you`d have to remove a lot of starch in potatoes.
Once the fibres have been removed,they are then mixed with synthetic resins to form the solid,useable material.This material is then bonded to a carbon core before being coloured to form the finished blank.
well thats all there is to it. all nice and clear.
The material derived from carrots has been named `curran`.Firstly,the carrots are broken down into a sort of`moleculer soup`.
Then there is a comlicated extraction process to isolate the required parts-the cellulose nanofibres.
This means removing the unwanted parts such as water(carrots are around 99 per cent water) and the beta-carotne (the pigment that makes carrots orange).
In fact, any vegatable could be used to make rods,it`s just that there are fewer unwanted materials to remove in carrots compared to some other vegetables;for instance,you`d have to remove a lot of starch in potatoes.
Once the fibres have been removed,they are then mixed with synthetic resins to form the solid,useable material.This material is then bonded to a carbon core before being coloured to form the finished blank.
well thats all there is to it. all nice and clear.
