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Green Calorimetry through 3D Printing─Coffee Cup Calorimetry
Polystyrenecupsarecommonlyusedforcalorimetricexperimentsatthehighschooland undergraduatelevels.However, theenvironmental impactofpolystyreneiswell-knownandalternatives tothisnonrenewableresourcearedesired,especiallyinlocalitieswherepolystyrenebansareenforced. Thisworkdescribes a simple, 3Dprintedcontainer (made in two forms, onewitha2.5mmwall thicknessandasecondwitha5mmwall thickness)whichbehaves statistically identical tosingleor doublelayersofpolystyrenecups.Thesecontainerscanberapidlymanufacturedonsiteataminimal costandaredurableandreusable.Theuseof3Dprintingallowsforagreenalternativetopolystyrene.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2203666
- PAR ID:
- 10616257
- Publisher / Repository:
- American Chemical Society
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Chemical Education
- Volume:
- 102
- Issue:
- 3
- ISSN:
- 0021-9584
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1281 to 1284
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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