Development of Highly Repellent Silica Particles for Protection of Hemp Shiv Used as Insulation Materials.
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Bourebrab, MA, Durand, G and Taylor, A (2017). Development of Highly Repellent Silica Particles for Protection of Hemp Shiv Used as Insulation Materials. Materials. 11 (1), p. 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11010004
Authors | Bourebrab, MA, Durand, G and Taylor, A |
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Abstract | New bio-materials have recently gained interest for use in insulation panels in walls, but wider adoption by the building industry is hindered by their intrinsic properties. The fact that such materials are mainly composed of cellulose makes them combustible, and their hydrophilic surface presents a high water uptake, which would lead to faster biodegradation. A hydrophobic treatment with silica particles was successfully synthesised via Stöber process, characterised, and deposited on hemp shiv. The surface of hemp shiv coated several times with 45 and 120 nm particles were uniformly covered, as well as extensively water repellent. Those samples could withstand in humidity chamber without loss of their hydrophobic property and no sign of mould growth after 72 h of exposure. |
Keywords | hemp shiv; hydrophobicity; insulation; silica particles; stöber process; 03 Chemical Sciences; 09 Engineering |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Materials |
Journal citation | 11 (1), p. 4 |
Publisher | MDPI |
ISSN | 1996-1944 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11010004 |
Publication dates | |
21 Dec 2017 | |
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Deposited | 26 Mar 2018 |
Accepted | 19 Dec 2017 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/86w5y
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