NAME: CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber ) FORMULA/ CHEMICAL COMPOSTION: Spruce ( pine,fir,stone pine and other woods) MATERIAL DESCRIPTION: Cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels consist of several layers of lumber stacked crosswise and glued together on their faces.CLT is composed of an uneven number of layers (in general three, five, seven or even more), each consisting of side-by-side [...]
FORMULA: Zinc (Zn) MATERIAL DESCRIPTION: Zinc is a chemical element with symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is an essential trace mineral present in a rock, soil, air and water. Zinc is used in alloys such as brass, nickel silver and aluminium solder. Large quantities of zinc are used to produce die-castings which [...]
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION Salty Rice Clay made by equal- ratio mixing salt and Thai glutinous rice at room temperature. The glutinous rice creates the super-strength mortar, this organic-inorganic compound was made possible by amylopectin, a type of polysaccharide, or complex carbohydrate. The amylopectin combines with the inorganic calcium carbonate from the lime to form a mortar that has more stable physical properties, [...]
Scientific Name: Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Formula/ Chemical Composition: C10H804 It is made of many substances that contains compounds derived from living matter, making the material organic. Its biochemical composition thus consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids that are waxy and water repellant substances in plant cuticles, called Cutin. To put it simply, it controls [...]
