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ArticlePolymers2023

Development of an Innovative Lightweight Composite Material with Thermal Insulation Properties Based on Cardoon and Polyurethane.

Raquel A Fernandes, Nuno Ferreira, Sandro Lopes, Jorge Santos, Nelson Bento Pereira, Nuno Oliveira Ferreira, Lina Nunes, Jorge M Martins, Luisa H Carvalho

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Article in Polymers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Raquel A FernandesARCP Colab-Rede de Competências em Polímeros, Rua Júlio de Matos, 828/882, 4200-355 Porto, Portugal.
Nuno FerreiraARCP Colab-Rede de Competências em Polímeros, Rua Júlio de Matos, 828/882, 4200-355 Porto, Portugal.
Sandro LopesARCP Colab-Rede de Competências em Polímeros, Rua Júlio de Matos, 828/882, 4200-355 Porto, Portugal.
Jorge SantosARCP Colab-Rede de Competências em Polímeros, Rua Júlio de Matos, 828/882, 4200-355 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4036-7686
Nelson Bento PereiraCICon-Center for Innovation in Construction, Zona Industrial de Sabroso de Aguiar-Lote 2B, 5450-371 Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8752-7056
Nuno Oliveira FerreiraCEPAT-Center for Heritage Studies, Avenida do Conde 5643, 4465-097 São Mamede de Infesta, Portugal.ORCID 0009-0008-2343-0931
Lina NunesLNEC-Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Structures Department, Av. do Brasil, 101, 1700-066 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6849-3241
Jorge M MartinsLEPABE-Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
Luisa H CarvalhoLEPABE-Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4557-7113

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The search for innovative and sustainable solutions to improve the energy efficiency of the construction industry has been a hot topic for researchers due to the tremendous impact of insulator materials in the thermal comfort of buildings. In the present work, an innovative lightweight composite material with thermal insulation properties was developed, for the first time, by using cardoon particles and polyurethane. The formulation of the composite material was optimized in terms of cardoon fraction and the polyol/isocyanate ratio, to achieve the best compromise between internal bond (IB) strength and thickness swelling (TS). The best performing composite was PU75-CP45, with 45 wt% of cardoon particles and 75% of isocyanate, achieving an IB of 0.41 MPa and a TS of 5.3%. Regarding insulation properties, the PU75-CP45 composite material exhibits a promising performance when compared to conventional construction industry materials by tuning its thickness. Additionally, the composite material presented very low emissions of volatile organic compounds and formaldehyde (bellow to legislation levels) and high resistance to biological degradation.

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cardooncompositeconstructioninsulationpolyurethanesustainable

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PMID38201802
PMCPMC10780395

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