The use of polystyrene in lightweight brick production

Iranian Polymer Journal (English Edition)

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 323-329

  Veiseh, Sohrab ^a   Yousefi, Ali A ^b  

^a BUILDING AND HOUSING RESEARCH CENTER   (Iran)

^b IRAN POLYMER AND PETROCHEMICAL INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Lightweight bricks; Polystyrene foam; Pore forming; Thermal insulation

Indexed keywords

BRICK; COMPOSITION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FIRING (OF MATERIALS); MIXING; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; RAW MATERIALS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL INSULATION; WATER ABSORPTION;

BRICK PRODUCTION; PORE-FORMING MATERIAL; THERMAL INSULATION PROPERTIES;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 0141973596     PISSN: 10261265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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