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Title Basalt waste management in the production of highly effective porous polyurethane composites for thermal insulating applications
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Authors Kuranska, M; Barczewski, M; Uram, K; Lewandowski, K; Prociak, A; Michalowski, S
Title Basalt waste management in the production of highly effective porous polyurethane composites for thermal insulating applications
Year 2019
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2019.02.008
Abstract The aim of this work was to evaluate the influence of waste basalt powder (BP) on selected properties of rigid polyurethane foams (PUR). The application of BP allowed a reduction of the content of the polymer matrix while maintaining good functional properties of the foams for thermal insulation purposes. The polyurethane/basalt composites were obtained using BP as a filler in amounts from 3 to 40 wt% respectively to the total polyurethane components. It was observed that BP caused an increase in the reactivity of polyurethane system during the foaming process, which was also confirmed by dielectric polarization changes. The thermal conductivity of the materials obtained was in the range 22.25-25.10 mW/m-K. Incorporating BP caused a decrease in the mechanical properties. However, polyurethane composite foams evaluated by dynamic mechanical thermal analysis displayed improved thermomechanical stability. Basalt filler also provided an improvement of the thermal stability of polyurethane.
Author Keywords Polyurethane; Basalt powder; Basalt; Polyurethane foams; Thermomechanical properties; Circular Economy
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000479182700010
WoS Category Materials Science, Characterization & Testing; Polymer Science
Research Area Materials Science; Polymer Science
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