St. Phatty
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What is the Hydrogen Rich compound that has the HIGHEST Melting Temperature ?
You can do a LOT with Hydrogen, even when it is in a slab of melted waste plastic.
Of course it doesn't work very well if your elaborate creation heats up at 212F or 100C.
I'm drawing a blank at finding Hydrogen rich chemicals with high melting points - so you can use them as construction materials.
* Polyethylene - (C2H4)n Melting point 115–135 °C, AKA 5 Gallon Bucket.
* Montan Wax - a fossilized plant wax. Its melting range is 82–95 °C.
"Montan wax, also known as lignite wax or OP wax, is a hard wax obtained by solvent extraction of certain types of lignite or brown coal"
Its composition is non-glyceride long-chain (C24–C30) carboxylic acid esters (62–68 weight %), free long-chain organic acids (22–26%), long-chain alcohols, ketones, and hydrocarbons (7–15%), and resins; it is in effect a fossilized plant wax. Its melting range is 82–95 °C.
* Torlon - One of the highest temp plastics is "Torlon", poly amide imide, "Torlon® polyamide-imide is recognized as the highest performance thermoplastic that is still melt processible."
Thermoplastic means, it can be injection molded.
"Depending on the grade, Torlon PAI offers a heat deflection temperature of up to 539°F (282°C), and affords unparalleled strength at high temperatures."
So I ask myself - what about ROCKS and Minerals that contain Hydrogen ?
Sandstone, "Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains." Plenty of Silicon and Oxygen, Si02.
Marble ... "It is made of mostly Calcium carbonate (CaCo3) with minor amounts Silica, magnesium carbonate, Silica, Iron oxide, Aluminium oxide etc."
Granite ... "The chemical composition of granite is typically 70-77% silica, 11-13% alumina, 3-5% potassium oxide, 3-5% soda, 1% lime, 2-3% total iron, and less than 1% magnesia and titania."
Fossilized Tar, e.g. La Brea Tar Pits, "Tar is a dark brown or black viscous liquid of hydrocarbons and free carbon, obtained from a wide variety of organic materials through destructive distillation. Tar can be produced from coal, wood, petroleum, or peat.[1]"
That's a good combination of Elements ... but not a very high melting temp.
Petrified Wood ... "petrified wood, fossil formed by the invasion of minerals into cavities between and within cells of natural wood, usually by silica (silicon dioxide, SiO2) or calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO3)."
So basically Torlon wins the contest. Hydrogen rich compound good to 500 F. It's richer in Carbon but has a fair amount of Hydrogen.
Anybody know any Hydrogen rich compounds with a Higher melting temp ?
Fossilized Bong Resin from the Cavemen in Mendocino or MesoPOTamia ?
You can do a LOT with Hydrogen, even when it is in a slab of melted waste plastic.
Of course it doesn't work very well if your elaborate creation heats up at 212F or 100C.
I'm drawing a blank at finding Hydrogen rich chemicals with high melting points - so you can use them as construction materials.
* Polyethylene - (C2H4)n Melting point 115–135 °C, AKA 5 Gallon Bucket.
* Montan Wax - a fossilized plant wax. Its melting range is 82–95 °C.
"Montan wax, also known as lignite wax or OP wax, is a hard wax obtained by solvent extraction of certain types of lignite or brown coal"
Its composition is non-glyceride long-chain (C24–C30) carboxylic acid esters (62–68 weight %), free long-chain organic acids (22–26%), long-chain alcohols, ketones, and hydrocarbons (7–15%), and resins; it is in effect a fossilized plant wax. Its melting range is 82–95 °C.
* Torlon - One of the highest temp plastics is "Torlon", poly amide imide, "Torlon® polyamide-imide is recognized as the highest performance thermoplastic that is still melt processible."
Thermoplastic means, it can be injection molded.
"Depending on the grade, Torlon PAI offers a heat deflection temperature of up to 539°F (282°C), and affords unparalleled strength at high temperatures."
So I ask myself - what about ROCKS and Minerals that contain Hydrogen ?
Sandstone, "Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains." Plenty of Silicon and Oxygen, Si02.
Marble ... "It is made of mostly Calcium carbonate (CaCo3) with minor amounts Silica, magnesium carbonate, Silica, Iron oxide, Aluminium oxide etc."
Granite ... "The chemical composition of granite is typically 70-77% silica, 11-13% alumina, 3-5% potassium oxide, 3-5% soda, 1% lime, 2-3% total iron, and less than 1% magnesia and titania."
Fossilized Tar, e.g. La Brea Tar Pits, "Tar is a dark brown or black viscous liquid of hydrocarbons and free carbon, obtained from a wide variety of organic materials through destructive distillation. Tar can be produced from coal, wood, petroleum, or peat.[1]"
That's a good combination of Elements ... but not a very high melting temp.
Petrified Wood ... "petrified wood, fossil formed by the invasion of minerals into cavities between and within cells of natural wood, usually by silica (silicon dioxide, SiO2) or calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO3)."
So basically Torlon wins the contest. Hydrogen rich compound good to 500 F. It's richer in Carbon but has a fair amount of Hydrogen.
Anybody know any Hydrogen rich compounds with a Higher melting temp ?
Fossilized Bong Resin from the Cavemen in Mendocino or MesoPOTamia ?