Introduction - History - Manufacturing - Physics of R-Value - Embodied Energy - Energy Cycle - U of C study - PCM's - Conclusion |
Manufacturing Cellulose |
1) Newspapers and other daily publications are recycled and brought to a recycling facility. 2) There it is coarsely shredded and fed into a high speed fiberizer which breaks the cellulose fibers down tobetween 20 to 30 microns. 3) Next it is treated using a solution of borax and aluminum sulfates for fire resistance. 4) It is packaged and delivered to a hardware store. |