Previous in Forum: Bio-Inspired Textiles   Next in Forum: Valve Design and the Physical Properties of Fluids
Close
Close
Close
11 comments
Rate Comments: Nested
Anonymous Poster

Non-Petroleum Microwavable Container Materials

02/04/2008 3:59 PM

The heading is the question gentlemen.

Reply
Interested in this topic? By joining CR4 you can "subscribe" to
this discussion and receive notification when new comments are added.
Anonymous Poster
#1

Re: Non-Petroleum microwavable container materials

02/04/2008 4:04 PM

glass

Reply
Anonymous Poster
#2

Re: Non-Petroleum microwavable container materials

02/04/2008 4:05 PM

ceramic

Reply
Guru
United States - Member - New Member Technical Fields - Technical Writing - New Member Popular Science - Weaponology - Organizer Hobbies - Target Shooting - New Member Engineering Fields - Nuclear Engineering - New Member

Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 2969
Good Answers: 33
#3

Re: Non-Petroleum Microwavable Container Materials

02/04/2008 4:24 PM

You could use ceramic cookware.

Reply
Guru
New Zealand - Member - Interested in everything- see my Profile please APIX Pilot Plant Design Project - Member - Member Engineering Fields - Electrical Engineering - Member Engineering Fields - Power Engineering - Member Engineering Fields - Civil Engineering - Member Hobbies - Musician - Autoharp and Harmonica Hobbies - Hunting - Member Hobbies - Fishing - Member

Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Christchurch, (The Garden City), South Island, New Zealand
Posts: 4395
Good Answers: 230
#4

Re: Non-Petroleum Microwavable Container Materials

02/04/2008 6:46 PM

Hello Guest,

  1. "Pyrex" = borosilicate glass
  2. "Arcoroc" = Tempered glass, Made in France
  3. Porcelain, glazed of course

They are the first to come to mind.

Is your question related to heating food items in the container?

Kind Regards....

__________________
"The number of inventions increases faster than the need for them at the time" - SparkY
Reply
Guru

Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 529
Good Answers: 15
#5

Re: Non-Petroleum Microwavable Container Materials

02/04/2008 10:20 PM

Just a small point.

Is that non-petroleum as in the manufacturing process or the materials that the container is being made of?

Please register, this is a good type of question.

Also try to be a little less arrogant, there are way too many Mensa members to be too arrogant.

__________________
downhill slide to 112 (damn memor.)
Reply
Guru

Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Florida
Posts: 940
Good Answers: 28
#6

Re: Non-Petroleum Microwavable Container Materials

02/05/2008 1:13 AM

Paper/cardboard

__________________
Nothing exceeds like excess.
Reply
Guru
Canada - Member - New Member

Join Date: May 2006
Location: Montreal, Canada
Posts: 632
Good Answers: 11
#7

Re: Non-Petroleum Microwavable Container Materials

02/05/2008 6:21 AM

Non-petroleum plastics.

__________________
''What the hell has my a** got to do with magic?" Don Quixote
Reply
Anonymous Poster
#8

Re: Non-Petroleum Microwavable Container Materials

02/05/2008 7:05 AM

non petroleum as in the product. I should add the detail of flexibility and re-usable.

Reply
Anonymous Poster
#9

Re: Non-Petroleum Microwavable Container Materials

02/05/2008 7:13 AM

Tellurium seems to work fairly well.

Diamond too. Although I'd swear it somehow makes cheese dip taste funny.

And Styrofoam, so long as you don't let the contents get too warm.

Reply
Anonymous Poster
#10
In reply to #9

Re: Non-Petroleum Microwavable Container Materials

02/05/2008 12:25 PM

Polystyrene foam IS petroleum based.

The diamond and tellurium jokes are as good as the faux cheese reference, funny in that irreverent dorky engineer way. Anyone know if Cheez Whiz is petroluem based?

Reply Off Topic (Score 5)
Power-User

Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 441
Good Answers: 20
#11

Re: Non-Petroleum Microwavable Container Materials

02/05/2008 1:26 PM

My coffee cups, plates and saucers are ceramic, and along with the Pyrex containers, all seem to survive well in the microwave. I've used the microwave to hardened some "green"clay pottery prior to putting it in a kiln and a grandaughter "microwaved" a chocolate chip cookie container for her ice cream.

What exactly are you looking for because there are many non petroleum materials already in use. Non petroleum microwave tolerant containers can be made from many materials such wood, ceramics, paper, glass, edibles (such as my grandaughter's "invention') clays, leather, fabric and so on.

__________________
intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them ~ Einstein
Reply
Reply to Forum Thread 11 comments
Copy to Clipboard

Users who posted comments:

Anonymous Poster (5); ddk (1); gigaconcept.com (1); Jaguar (1); Sparkstation (1); Steve Melito (1); taejonkwando (1)

Previous in Forum: Bio-Inspired Textiles   Next in Forum: Valve Design and the Physical Properties of Fluids

Advertisement