"By the way, the main purpose of coming to you this time is to ask you about the specific situation of this new material algin?" After briefly chatting for a while about the specific situation on the island, Lawrence
Turning the topic to the most important issue after calling them here today.
"Ah, it was actually an unexpected product of my previous research." said researcher Miller. "After I came to the Institute of Medicine, I found that many colleagues were studying microorganisms, so I chose the culture medium of microorganisms as my own
research direction, after all, this culture medium is indispensable in the research or reproduction of microorganisms."
Lawrence nodded when Miller said this. Because he knew that all the things he had published before were related to microorganisms, so the medical staff who came to the island naturally chose this aspect as their research direction. And Mi
Le obviously found some suitable directions from this trend and worked hard.
"——Because at that time, many people had begun to study various terrestrial culture media, so I thought about finding what I needed from the ocean." Just when Lawrence came back to his senses, Miller had already said
Here comes the crucial part.
"At the beginning, it was difficult to advance my plan because it was difficult to obtain materials from the sea. But since the Loka fishmen joined our territory, the progress has been greatly accelerated."
"I hired ten Loka fishmen and asked them to search for various organic substances in the surrounding water for me, and then I tested them one by one with yeast. As a result, I never found a suitable culture medium. Instead, I found a bunch of basically
It's useless stuff." Miller said with a wry smile. "So lately I've been trying to find ways to develop other uses for those failed products to recover some costs."
"For example, this is the case with algin. After the yeast and the seaweed extract are fermented together, it will turn into a hard lump. After heating, the solid will turn into a colloid. At this time, you can
Shape it into what we want. At first I thought this kind of thing could be a substitute for rubber, but later I realized it couldn't."
"On the one hand, this kind of thing is not heat-resistant at all. It will become soft at 120°C and become liquid at 150°C. So it is impossible to replace rubber as a gasket or sealing ring on a steam engine. On the other hand, this kind of
After the thing is formed, its ductility and strength are average."
"Fortunately, the Roca fish people I hired reminded me that this kind of thing's stability in the face of acids, alkalis, salts and other things and its inability to be dissolved in water can help them preserve those things that are inconvenient to store in water.
I wanted to save things, so I simply made a batch of these things and sold them to the fish people. But other than that, I really can’t think of any other uses for this thing.”
"Actually, there's only one reason why I'm looking for you today, and that's because I think this thing is very useful." Lawrence smiled and took a plastic box made of algin and looked at it. "But you need to tell me your story first.
What is the limit of this material, and what is the yield of this material?"
"The yield of this material should actually be very large, because the seaweed from which the material can be extracted is a species with a relatively strong reproductive capacity and is easy to grow in the shallow waters of the island."
After hearing Lawrence's question, Miller first asked the fish people and then replied to him. "As for the limit of this material, we have not completed accurate testing, so there is no accurate identification report yet."
"However, we have also done some relatively simple tests. For example, this thing should be as thin as cardboard at its thinnest. If it is any thinner, it will be crushed with a little force of fingers." Miller took it out from his body.
A palm-sized notebook said, "For another example, the priest of the Agricultural Church told me that this thing will dissolve in less than half a year as long as it is buried in the ground-"
"Then there are many places where this kind of thing can be used." After listening to Miller read out the previous analysis information on this algin in the small book, Lawrence realized that he had really found a treasure this time.
.
Because the properties of this thing seem to be very close to the polypropylene of his previous life, and it is obviously much more environmentally friendly. The only difference is that this thing is slightly less tough, but it should be enough for daily use.
Although it is basically useless to use this kind of thing to make plastic bags, lifebuoys or further make chemical fibers, it can be made into various containers for holding certain corrosive items.
In this way, many heavy and fragile glass containers or metal containers that require complicated processing can be replaced.
"At least I think we can replace most of the bottles used to hold finished medicines with this material." Lawrence said holding the small box. "Compared to the glass bottles currently used, this bottle is obviously lighter and cheaper.
"The most important thing is that even if this bottle is not flexible enough, it will not break like a glass bottle if it is dropped from a height of two to three meters."
"Hey, this is indeed a good idea. Now those medicines are too easy to accidentally drop and break on the ground, and they are a bit heavy." After being reminded by Lawrence, Miller also reacted. Soon, he
Inspired by Lawrence, we discussed several uses of this new material.
"You are so smart." After Lawrence mentioned several new uses of this algin, Miller looked at Lawrence with admiration and said. "I thought about it for a long time before I reluctantly came up with this.
Things can be used by the Loka fish people to carry products on land, but I didn’t expect it to have so many uses.”
"It's nothing, it's just that I have seen a lot of things. I think if you are willing to pay more attention to the things around you, you should be able to think of these uses."
Lawrence showed a humble expression and said that although everyone present thought that Lawrence's words were a perfect reflection of the humility of a scholar, only he himself knew that he had really just taken advantage of having more knowledge.
Because this thing can be regarded as some kind of very environmentally friendly plastic, and Lawrence, who was surrounded by plastics in his previous life, naturally can directly carry out the mature uses of plastics in his mind after confirming the specific situation of this thing. But
In the eyes of outsiders, this is a very wise performance of Lawrence.
In the next period of time, Lawrence and the others planned the future development direction of the algin industry. Fortunately, the previous laws on the island stipulated the principles of profit distribution in this case, so they quickly planned the future development of the algin industry.
The respective rights and obligations have been roughly divided. As for the details, professionals will deal with them later.
In addition to obtaining a new material, the biggest benefit of discovering algin is that it has found a good industry for the new Roca fish people who have come to the island. It can allow them to quickly integrate into the entire system of the island. Especially
For these Loka fish people, the irreplaceability of a unique industry formed by racial superiority is the best way to integrate into the island.
Of course, this kind of irreplaceability refers to irreplaceability in terms of cost rather than other aspects. Otherwise, humans, as the dominant nation on the island, may not be able to tolerate the existence of such a foreign race that completely monopolizes the lifeblood of a certain industry.
The saying that it is a crime to have a jade can be regarded as a truth in all aspects.
But on the other hand, the development of the entire island must be as balanced as possible, especially on multi-ethnic islands like New Saul Island. Otherwise, those ethnic groups that have not had development opportunities for a long time and are obviously poor will naturally have serious problems.