Riiight - I need to make / manufacture a Suitable Polymer for a particular application.
Available Source Materials - in massive quantities.
Water, Ammonia, Methane and other Volatiles - in Liquid form.
Also - perhaps large quantities of Carbon Dust.
Other materials will not be available in the quantities required.
I need to be able to manufacture a Suitable Polymer, also in massive quantities.
This does not need to be particularly strong or tough.
It needs to be a Liquid or "gloopy liquid", flexible and able to flow freely at a Temperature of around 10 degrees to 20 degrees Celsius.
It should remain as a fluid, perhaps a dense fluid, at Temperatures down to 5 degrees Celsius.
It should be "heavier", or denser than a Fluid mixture of Water, Ammonia and Methane - at all Temperatures.
It needs to harden to a solid, even a hard and brittle solid, at temperatures down to Minus 196 degrees Celsius.
This material in bulk ( say up to 5 metres thick ) should be a good heat insulator.
Finally - it should be resistant to bacteriological attack or bacteriological digestion.
Also - it should not be dissolved or noticeably erdoed by being in contact with Water, Ammonia, or Methane.
If I can find such a possible Polymer Material - then one of my Projects will become a "goer".
Any Ideas ??
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