Hempoxy - Full details from 1.1 to 1.3

Here are the full details for the development of Hempoxy, from Seshat's Bones v1.1 to v1.3, as described in the available information:

Seshat's Bones v1.1: High-Performance Bio-Composites from Hemp

• Objective: To address the limitations of conventional bio-composites and non-renewable materials by creating a high-performance, sustainable alternative.
• Material Concept: A quasi-isotropic nanocomposite derived entirely from Cannabis Sativa L. (hemp).
• Performance Goal: Designed to rival traditional engineering materials such as cast aluminum.
• Key Design Principle: Uses a six-component system to manage viscosity and achieve superior interfacial adhesion between components.
• Ingredients and Their Purposes:
  1. Epoxidized Hemp Oil (EHO): Forms the fundamental bio-resin matrix of the composite.
  2. Furfuryl Glycidyl Ether (FGE): Incorporated to enhance the cross-linking density and improve the mechanical properties of the polymer matrix.
  3. Pyrolyzed Hemp Biochar: Acts as a reinforcing filler within the composite, contributing to its structural integrity and potentially improving thermal stability.
  4. Maleic Anhydride-Modified Hemp Lignin: Crucial for enhancing the interfacial adhesion between the hemp fibers/components and the polymer matrix, ensuring a robust and integrated material.
  5. Carboxyl-Functionalized Hemp-Derived Carbon Nanosheets (HDCNS): Provides nano-reinforcement, significantly enhancing the material's strength, stiffness, and other advanced properties at the nanoscale.
  6. Azelaic Anhydride: Functions as the primary curing agent for the epoxy system, facilitating the polymerization process.

Seshat's Bones v1.2: Integrating Waste Sequestration

• Objective: To address the problem of microscopic waste by transforming it from a pollutant into a functional, beneficial component within the material itself.
• Key Innovation: Integrates Waste-Derived Functional Filler (WDF) into the composite.
• Mechanism: The reclaimed micro-waste (WDF) is pre-coated with maleic anhydride-modified hemp lignin. This pre-coating ensures chemical compatibility and robust integration of the waste material into the Hempoxy matrix, preventing it from acting as a defect and instead contributing to the material's properties.

Seshat's Bones v1.3: Controlled Degradation and Recyclability

• Objective: To achieve a fully circular economy for advanced composite materials by enabling controlled degradation and the subsequent recovery and reuse of its constituent materials. This includes the sequestered waste introduced in v1.2.
• Key Innovation: Design for triggered degradation.
• Mechanism: This version incorporates cleavable linkers directly into the Epoxidized Hemp Oil (EHO) polymer matrix. These specialized chemical bonds can be broken under specific, controlled triggers (e.g., chemical, thermal, or enzymatic signals), allowing the composite to decompose in a controlled manner and its components to be separated and reclaimed for new uses.

When all this is done, we will have a good recipe for a commercially viable Hempoxy, (1.4 and above)