Ecowool with your own hands - try it with us! How to make an eco-watt with your own hands?

Ecowool is one of the most demanded thermo-insulating materials for today. It is based on secondary cellulose, which guarantees durability and high insulation properties. The material is often sold for weight, so special skills and certain tools are required to work with it. But today we will not tell you how to properly lay it, but consider how to make ecowool with your own hands, and whether this production can be turned into a profitable business.

Benefits

First, let's note why this material is so widely in demand on the Russian market.

First, one of its properties is environmental friendliness. The very word "ecowool" indicates that this material is made of environmentally friendly ingredients (including cellulose). In addition, it does not cause allergic reactions and has high performance.

Secondly, the ecowool has a seamless design, and this is a quick installation and installation of thermal insulation in a residential building. By the way, it is used as not only thermo-, but also sound-proof material, that is, it has universal characteristics.

Thirdly, the wide popularity of ecowools is explained by its safety for human health. To date, the market for building materials is simply overcrowded with toxic products, negatively affecting human health. Such materials can be found even among the thermal insulation, but the ecowool is absolutely ecological and endowed with antiseptic properties. The latter characteristic means the impossibility of spreading and multiplying in it harmful bacteria that are then inhaled by a person and penetrate into the body.

Finally, it is necessary to note its low cost, which is why many specialists call it a good alternative to such a heat-insulating material as glass wool.

Is ecowhat burning?

As we have already noted, the main constituent of ecowool is cellulose, namely cellulose fiber. This material is mainly produced from newspapers and paper. Logically Ecowool should instantly break out at high temperature, however it does not burn. The whole "chip" of ecowools is the special properties of the flame retardant - borax, or sodium tetraborate. These ingredients are absolutely harmless to health and do not contain any hazardous chemicals. By its properties, the borax is a crystal hydrate, that is, one molecule can contain several water molecules (usually up to 10). Thus, the risk of ignition of ecowool is reduced to zero, which means that it can be used practically in any room - residential or industrial.

How do the molecules of borax act in the event of a fire?

The mechanism of their action is as follows. In case of fire, the flame heats the ecowool, as a result of which the water molecules are released and prevent further spread of the fire. In the case of polystyrene foam, which is also a very popular thermal insulation material, such a fire will not even extinguish a special foam (as practice shows, such houses light up as matches). Below we will consider how to make ecowool itself at home.

Home production

The technology of manufacturing ecowool is so primitive that it can be made even at home. To produce this material, you only need raw materials (a few kilograms of waste paper) and a machine (a powerful shredder) that will process the paper. By the way, the principle of this shredder is almost the same as the work of an ordinary coffee grinder. On the question "where to get such an instrument", some enthusiasts simply answer - an old activator stiralk will come down for shredding waste paper. Why it? The fact is that the design of the activator washing machine assumes the presence of special rotation mechanisms - blades and disks. They are what we will need for chopping waste paper. However, for work this tool must be additionally equipped with a system of knives (they are installed at the place of the activator). If necessary, the motor changes to more efficient (if the washing machine has a weak motor).

As you can see, making eco-wool with your own hands is a very simple matter. However, there are disadvantages here. The fact is that such products can not be put up for sale. The quality of such eco-wool will differ significantly from industrial designs not in the best way. Therefore, it is possible to use such insulation material only for personal purposes.

How to make ecowool with their own hands? Processing of material with special refractory materials

Please note that after grinding, the paper must go through several stages of additional processing. It is applied to special refractory products, which prevent fire in case of fire. Ecowool made with its own hands, but not subjected to chemical treatment, will not have refractory properties. And this means that it is absolutely impossible to use it even for personal use.

Manufacture of eco-wool by own hands on the industrial equipment

Business in the production of ecowools is a very profitable business, because the technology of its manufacture does not require the presence of any expensive tools. However, despite this, the starting capital for you should be at least 1.5-2.5 million rubles. Only in this case this business will be really profitable. Remember that your products must pass the appropriate certification. After that, the market for your ecowool will expand substantially, and you will have every chance of profit.

What equipment do you need?

For eco-wool, produced by oneself, tools are manufactured independently only when it is used for personal purposes. If you decide to do this business seriously, you can not do without buying the appropriate industrial equipment. Below we list the list of the main tools that are involved in the mass production of this material:

1. Schroeder (indispensable equipment for the production of ecowools).
2. Dispersant.
3. Filling and fan units.

It is on this equipment will be made ecowool - with their own hands or hands of hired workers.

You should also think about the technology of production, namely what components will be part of your environmental wool. According to GOST this material should contain cellulose (81 percent), borax (12 percent), and boric acid (7 percent). At the same time as a raw material for the production of this cotton wool, it is necessary to use cardboard and paper industry waste. It can be different cardboard cuttings, corrugated containers, and also other paper waste paper (that is, waste products). Note that bona fide producers try to avoid using newspaper products as their main raw material. The fact is that such waste paper has a very heterogeneous composition, and besides it is highly contaminated. Therefore, for production, look for paper supplies directly.

Calculate costs

Most of the expenditure, of course, will be the purchase of industrial equipment. All equipment for the production of ecowool will cost about 1.4 million rubles. At the same time, delivery and installation of these tools will entail additional costs (about 400,000 rubles). Plus, renting a room (by the way, for such purposes it is necessary to have a building area of at least 50-60 square meters) and a salary fund for employees (it is practically impossible to work alone in such production). In general, to open your own company to produce ecowool, you need to have about 2-3 million rubles.

Will there be profit soon?

Manufacturing ecowool own hands on industrial equipment is not only very interesting, but also very profitable process. As practice shows, the full payback of this business comes after 10-12 months of production, that is, in a month you will receive about 250-300 thousand rubles of net proceeds. Naturally, provided that all your products will comply with GOST.

Conclusion

So, we found out how eco-wool is made with our own hands at home, how to turn its production into a very lucrative business. As you can see, the technology of production of this material is very simple, so with its manufacture no problems should arise.