Novel sustainable hemp-based composites for application in the building industry: Physical, thermal and mechanical characterization

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 77, Issue , 2014, Pages 219-226

  Sassoni, Enrico ^a   Manzi, Stefania ^a   Motori, Antonio ^a   Montecchi, Matteo ^b   Canti, Max ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CMF TECHNOLOGY SPA   (Italy)

^c CMF GreenTech   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Durability; Environmental sustainability; Fire reaction; Formaldehyde free materials; Green materials; Hemp; Natural fibres; Thermal conductivity; Thermal insulation

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DURABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIRE RESISTANCE; FORMALDEHYDE; HEMP; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; NATURAL FIBERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SWELLING; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATION; WOODEN BUILDINGS;

BUILDING APPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FIRE REACTION; GREEN MATERIALS; HYBRID ORGANIC-INORGANIC; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MICROSTRUCTURAL FEATURES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

EID: 84898604063     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.03.033     Document Type: Article

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