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Sustainable Wood-Waste-Based Thermal Insulation Foam for Building Energy Efficiency

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Medium: journal article
Language(s): English
Published in: Buildings, , n. 4, v. 13
Page(s): 840
DOI: 10.3390/buildings13040840
Abstract:

Wood is one of the most abundant biomaterials on Earth, which has been used for centuries in construction applications including furniture, roofing, flooring, and cabinetry. However, wood chips—which are a low-quality and plentiful waste byproduct of lumber milling, woodworking, and shipping operations—have low economic value and complicated disposal methods. In this paper, we propose a strategy for wood chip reuse through the fabrication of bio-based building insulation foam. Through a high-temperature chemical treatment delignification process, we introduced additional small pores within the wood chips, effectively lowering their thermal conductivity, and used them in combination with a binding agent to produce a porous insulation foam. The porous insulation foam achieved a low thermal conductivity of 0.038 W/(m·K) and a high compressive strength of 1.1 MPa (70% strain). These characteristics demonstrate that wood waste can be repurposed into an effective building material, addressing challenges in both waste management and sustainable construction.

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  • Published on:
    30/05/2023
  • Last updated on:
    01/06/2023
 
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