Chemical Binder-Free and Oven-Dried Lignocellulose/Clay Composite Foams: Flame Resistance, Thermal Insulation, and Recyclability
Yeling Zhu,
Jiaying Zhu,
Yutong Li
et al.
Abstract:Global efforts to reduce carbon emissions and improve thermal comfort demand sustainable and safe-to-use insulative materials. This study advances a new type of chemical binder-free lignocellulose/clay composite foam as a sustainable alternative to the currently used synthetic and glass/mineral counterparts. Pressurized disk milling unraveled submicron "hairy" fibrillation on the surface of refiner mechanical pulp (RMP). Such fibrillated fibers were then subjected to a foam laying process, with kaolinite being… Show more
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