The difference between aluminum foil shade cloth and ordinary shade cloth
Aluminum cord is the most commonly used material for shade cloth in greenhouses, because of its composition, another layer of pure aluminum foil in the transparent polyester film strip.
The reflectivity of pure aluminum foil is as high as a mirror surface, which makes it have a very important and irreplaceable role in the greenhouse.
When growing greenhouse plants, there are two very important environmental factors that need to be monitored at all times. One is to monitor the temperature of the air and leaves, and the other is to monitor the intensity of the light.
Because in the process of plant growth, light and temperature have different requirements at different stages. Only a light and temperature environment that fully meets the optimal requirements can make plants grow rapidly. This contributes to the rapid development of the plant.
There is a significant difference between the greenhouse and the natural environment. Plants under natural conditions can be harvested once a year, or two.
The plants in the greenhouse can be influenced by sufficient light and controlled temperature. Often the plants in the greenhouse can be harvested three seasons a year.
In the seedling stage of the plant and the ripening stage of the fruit, too high light intensity will affect the growth of the seedling, or the growth of the fruit. This means that at the same time there will be a lot of moisture available to ease transpiration.
At this time, the aluminum foil shade cloth (aluminum curtain cloth, aluminum color shade cloth, aluminum reflective shade cloth, pure aluminum shade cloth, aluminum oxide shade cloth) should appear.
The difference between aluminum foil shade cloth and ordinary shade cloth?
Aluminium foil shade cloth is a product composed of very thin transparent mylar and strips of aluminium foil. By providing maximum shade for crops, it can control light intensity and protect water to promote growth.
Why doesn’t the greenhouse use ordinary shade cloth?
Ordinary sunshade cloth can also reduce the light intensity by shading the light, but there is a very obvious difference between ordinary sunshade cloth and aluminum foil sunshade cloth.
- The difference comes from the way they respond to light.
When ordinary sunshade cloth is exposed to light, it will absorb and consume the light through the action of color masterbatch or UV stabilizer, and then convert the energy of the light into heat and dissipate it into the surrounding air. And this shading method will cause the temperature of the surrounding air to rise, which also means that the greenhouse needs to handle more heat.
When the aluminum foil shade cloth is exposed to light, it will reflect the light through the aluminum foil with mirror reflection. Because the reflective ability of aluminum foil is very strong, it can reflect more than 80% of sunlight. At the same time, the reflected light does not increase the temperature of the surrounding air. It also means that this doesn’t come with an extra caloric burden.
- Likewise, they are produced differently and have a different lifespan.
Shade cloth is a kind of mesh structure formed by drawing and weaving high-density polyethylene material. The shading rate is usually around 40%-87%.
The aluminum shading cloth is made of aluminum foil, which is produced by cutting, bending and rolling the aluminum foil, and then laminating the polyethylene film to make a semi-transparent and semi-reflective shade cloth.
Conclusion
Foil shade cloth, which is chosen by more greenhouses, is more effective and easier to control than ordinary shade cloth.
By controlling the light intensity in the greenhouse to promote the production of plants and increase the yield of crops, it has also been proved by science and technology that it is a very efficient planting method.
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