Eco-Friendly Paper Grave Candle with Composite Barrier Layers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional grave candles are not eco-friendly due to their use of plastic and metal components, which are difficult to recycle and generate significant waste, and rely on paraffin as a combustible material, causing environmental harm.
Innovation Solution
The development of an eco-friendly paper grave candle made from non-combustible paper with a paper wick and a high proportion of alcohol from plant origin as a combustible material, featuring a non-plastic, non-flammable design with barrier and welding layers for stability and waterproofing, allowing for longer-lasting burning and reduced waste.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional plastic and metal components are used in grave candles, then structural stability and durability are improved, but environmental harm and waste generation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses composite paper structures with multiple layers including barrier layers and welding layers to achieve both structural stability and environmental friendliness. The paper container comprises a mantle and bottom made of layered paper composites that provide durability without using plastic or metal.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the material parameters from synthetic plastics and metals to natural paper-based materials. The paper is treated with specific coatings and laminations to achieve the required mechanical properties, transforming paper from a flammable to a non-flammable material through parameter modification.
2Object-generated harmful factors
If paper is used as the container material, then recyclability and eco-friendliness are improved, but fire resistance and structural stability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The paper is transformed into a composite material system with multiple functional layers including barrier layers and welding layers that provide fire resistance and structural stability while maintaining the base paper's recyclability and eco-friendly properties.
Solution Approach 2:
Different layers of the paper container have different local properties: the base paper provides recyclability, the barrier layers provide fire resistance, and the welding layers provide structural stability. Each layer performs its specific function to resolve the overall contradiction.
3Ease of manufacture
If paraffin is used as combustible material, then ease of manufacture is improved, but environmental harm increases
Solution Approach 1:
The combustible material is changed from petrochemical paraffin to plant-based alcohol, modifying the chemical composition parameters to reduce environmental harm while maintaining manufacturability through similar processing methods.
4Object-generated harmful factors
If non-combustible paper is used without plastic foil and metal bottom, then environmental friendliness is improved, but waterproofing and welding capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies barrier layers and welding layers to the non-combustible paper to create a composite structure that provides waterproofing and welding capability while maintaining the environmental friendliness of the base paper material.
Solution Approach 2:
The barrier layers and welding layers act as intermediary substances that provide the missing waterproofing and welding functions to the eco-friendly paper base without compromising its environmental credentials.
5Quantity of substance
If the same amount of combustible material is used, then cost is reduced, but burning duration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the chemical composition parameters of the combustible material from paraffin to plant-based alcohol, which has different combustion characteristics that provide longer burning duration for the same mass quantity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The eco-friendly paper grave candle achieves longer-lasting burning, reduced environmental impact, and increased recyclability, with a significant reduction in plastic waste and energy consumption compared to traditional PVC grave candles, while maintaining a traditional candle appearance and enabling personalized designs.
Implementation Method 1
The inner side of the mantle of the grave candle is resistant to high temperatures and is non-porous to hot paraffin or combustible material - thanks to a special barrier layer
Implementation Method 2
The welding layer is a coating for the thermal sealing of paper
Implementation Method 3
The grave candle disclosed herein is protected from the weather because paper treated with a special water-based varnish is used, which makes it waterproof as well as resistant to rain and humidity
Implementation Method 4
apart from paraffin which is a petrochemical product alcohol from renewable sources of plant origin (obtained from the fats of plant origin) is used as a combustible material
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AI summary
The eco-friendly paper grave candle represents a radical innovation on the market due to its manufacturing method and its eco-friendly features because it doesn't contain plastic parts, which greatly contributes to ecology and sustainable development, but also due to the unlimited possibilities of personalization. The possibility of communicating with the buyer is far greater due to the possibility of printing, which is not possible with classic grave candle manufacturing techniques. The eco-friendly paper grave candle disclosed herein contains a paper container made of non-combustible paper in the shape of a cylinder mantle with an inner and an outer side, wherein the said mantle and the cylinder bottom are made of non-combustible paper, wherein the outer side of the mantle is protected from humidity by applying a water-based varnish, while the inner side of the mantle is coated with a fire-resistant varnish. The combustible material consists of liquid paraffin and alcohol obtained from fats of plant origin.