期刊
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
卷 315, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125805
关键词
Date seeds; Unsaturated polyester; Biocomposites; Thermal insulation; Natural fibers; Thermal conductivity; Mechanical strength
资金
- Emirates Center for Energy and Environment Research at the UAE University [31R163, 31R041]
In this study, date palm seed (DS) was used as a filler in unsaturated polyester (UPR) matrix to develop thermal insulation material. The DS-UPR composites showed promising thermal insulation and construction properties with low thermal conductivity, low water retention, and high compressive and tensile strengths. FTIR analysis indicated the presence of hydrogen bonding between DS fibers and UPR, which was more pronounced at high filler loadings.
In this study, the feasibility of utilizing date palm seeds (DS), the primary waste in date industry, as a filler in unsaturated polyester (UPR) matrix to develop thermal insulation material was investigated. Stable homogenous DS-UPR composites with up to 70 vol% natural filler were prepared at room temperature following a thermoset curing process. The developed composites were subjected to different physical, thermal, and mechanical tests. Moreover, the developed composites were characterized using different techniques (such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and Fouriertransform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)). Density and water retention measurements were verified using different theoretical models. FTIR analysis suggests the existence of hydrogen bonding between DS fibers and UPR, which was more pronounced at high filler loadings. Replacing till 50 vol% of UPR with DS produced composites that possess promising thermal insulation and construction properties with relatively low thermal conductivity (0.126 - 0.138 W/(m center dot K)), low thermal diffusivity (0.109 - 0.096 mm2/s), low water retention (0.47-3.44%), and high compressive (38.4-88.0 MPa) and tensile strengths (9.4 - 35.1 MPa). Moreover, addition of date seeds to unsaturated polyester matrix slightly increased its glass transition temperature and improved its thermal stability. The novel DS-UPR developed composite can be used as an alternative insulation material because of its superior properties compared with those of the traditional thermal insulators.
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