Fiber reinforced soy-based polyurethane spray foam insulation. Part 2: Thermal and mechanical properties

BioResources

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 3775-3790

  Gu, Ruijun ^a   Khazabi, Mustafa ^a   Sain, Mohini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofoam; Insulation; Polyurethane; Soybean oil; Spray foam; Wood fiber

Indexed keywords

BIOFOAM; COMPLEX NETWORKS; DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; FIBER LENGTH; FIBER REINFORCED; FOAM INSULATION; FOAM STRUTS; HIGHER-DEGREE; POLYUREAS; SOY POLYOL; SOYBEAN OIL; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; WOOD FIBER;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; INSULATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYURETHANES; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL INSULATION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FIBERS;

COMPRESSION STRENGTH; FIBERS; INSULATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYURETHANES; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL INSULATION; WOOD FIBERS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84856507043     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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