Roof Coating Material Makes Use of Old Fryer Oil
arnasati April 20th, 2010
Some ecological friendly entrepreneurs have suggested a radical new plan in an effort to reduce energy consumption in the home. They say that rooftops can now be treated with a new kind of smart roof which is made out of a material that is temperature sensitive and produced from cooking oil has been used.
The biological based roof coating can help reduce both cooling and heating costs when it responds to the environment externally. It will also reduce emissions from the organic compounds which are volatile and are found in roofing products that are petroleum based and help to save electricity and fuel. It will also provide another use for millions of gallons of used cooking oil after it has been used to cook chicken nuggets and French fries.
The idea of this new roof material is that the roof will collect the sunlight and convert it into heat, which will save on your energy bills in the winter and in summer your roof will reflect the heat away, which will keep your home cool and help avoid the need for air conditioning.
The temperature in your house is difficult to manage unless you do something drastic like paint your house white when it is hot and black when it is cold. However, this waste based roofing material can be tuned during its manufacture to change from reflector to absorber at temperatures that it is suited to where it is to be used.
The waste cooking oil is converted into a polymer, during the manufacture of the roof coating, that is then converted to a liquid form which then turns the polymer into a plastic like material. Also the resulting roofing material is virtually odorless. Manufacturers can potentially produce the roofing material it in any shade, ranging from black to clear. The material is also nontoxic and nonflammable.
However, you shouldn’t try to get up on your roof with a drum of used cooking oil that you got from your local fast food restaurant. A plan like that won’t work since it doesn’t have the secret ingredient and, in addition to the resulting stench, it could also pose a possible fire hazard and the risk of explosion. It is estimated that the used cooking oil roof coatings may be in use within 3 years.
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