Synthesis and characterization of melamine-formaldehyde rigid foams for vacuum thermal insulation

Applied Energy

Volumn 114, Issue , 2014, Pages 320-326

  Nemanic V ^a   Zajec, B ^a   Zumer M ^a   Figar, N ^b   Kavsek M ^b   Mihelic I ^b  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b Melamin   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Core material for VIP; Low outgassing rate; Melamine formaldehyde rigid foam; Vacuum Insulation Panel (VIP)

Indexed keywords

BLOWING AGENTS; COREMAKING; EMULSIFICATION; FIRE RESISTANCE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATION; VACUUM;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CONTROLLED FOAMING; CORE MATERIAL; MELAMINE-FORMALDEHYDE; OUTGASSING RATE; RIGID FOAMS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; VACUUM INSULATION PANEL;

MELAMINE FORMALDEHYDE RESINS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FOAM; FORMALDEHYDE; HEATING; INSULATION; MANUFACTURING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84886801788     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.09.071     Document Type: Article

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