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Global Performance of Sustainable Thermal Insulating Systems with Cork for Building Facades

Buildings, 2021
Rehabilitation of facades may be carried out with the application of External Thermal Insulation Systems (ETICS). Their main contribution is the increase of the energy efficiency of buildings.
Sofia Malanho, Rosário Veiga, Catarina Brazão Farinha   +2 more
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Dynamic thermal features of insulated blocks: Actual behavior and myths [PDF]

, 2017
The latest updates in the European directive on energy performance of buildings have introduced the fundamental “nearly zero-energy building (NZEB)” concept.
Cianfrini, Marta, De Lieto Vollaro, Roberto, Habib, Emanuele   +2 more
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Simulation process of the heat transfer in multilayered structures

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2018
The mathematical model of heat transfer in a metal- expanded polystyrene- metal system is considered in the paper, taking into account the stratification and specificity of heat sources that appear in the process of thermal destruction of expanded ...
Starodub Yuriy, Veselivskyy Roman, Vasylenko Oleksandr   +2 more
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Improvised centrifugal spinning for the production of polystyrene microfibers from waste expanded polystyrene foam and its potential application for oil adsorption

Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, 2021
A straightforward approach to recycle waste expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam to produce polystyrene (PS) microfibers using the improvised centrifugal spinning technique is demonstrated in this work. A typical benchtop centrifuge was improvised and used as
Marco Laurence M. Budlayan, Jonathan N. Patricio, Jeanne Phyre Lagare-Oracion, Susan D. Arco, Arnold C. Alguno, Antonio Basilio, Felmer S. Latayada, Rey Y. Capangpangan   +7 more
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Development of Lightweight Geopolymer Composites by Combining Various CDW Streams

Ceramics, 2023
This study regards the development of lightweight geopolymer composites through the valorization of various construction and demolition wastes. Brick waste was utilized as the sole aluminosilicate precursor for the geopolymerization reactions, expanded ...
Dimitrios Kioupis, Aggeliki Skaropoulou, Sotirios Tsivilis, Glikeria Kakali   +3 more
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Drying shrinkage properties of expanded polystyrene (EPS) lightweight aggregate concrete: A review

Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2022
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) is currently being utilized in sustainable materials owing to its ultra-low density and superior thermal performance. It can be incorporated in concrete mixtures to replace coarse aggregate to produce lightweight aggregate ...
Mehdi Maghfouri, Vahid Alimohammadi, Rishi Gupta, Mohammad Saberian, Pejman Azarsa, Mohammad Hashemi, Iman Asadi, Rajeev Roychand   +7 more
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Isolation and identification of polystyrene degrading bacteria from zophobas morio’s gut [PDF]

, 2015
Polystyrene (PS) and expanded polystyrene (EPS) are commodity plastics widely used in many industries. The increase of PS in the environment causes ecological threats.
A. Razak, Aliff Hisyam, Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim, Mohd Fauzi, Noor Akhmazillah, Mohd Kassim, Angzzas Sari, Tan, Kian Meng   +4 more
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Campuran Expanded Polystyrene System (Styrofoam) Untuk Beton Ringan

Teknika, 2023
Styrofoam digunakan sebagai bahan utama pengganti agreagat kasar guna mendapatkan beton ringan dengan berat volume menjadi kurang dari 1900 kg/m3 dan juga memiliki kuat tekan beton minimum 100 kg/cm2 dengan cara membuat benda uji berbentuk silinder Ø15 ...
dhamang budi cahyono, pratikso pratikso, henny Pratiwi Adi, Imam  Wahyudi   +3 more
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The Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Change of the Thermal Conductivity of Expanded Polystyrene at Different Temperatures and Densities

International Journal of Polymer Science, 2019
The determination of the thermal conductivity of insulation materials depending on which parameters in the application as well as the production is very important.
Battal Doğan, Hüsamettin Tan
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Perspective of use of expanded polystyrene as an alternative waterproof coating for electrodes used in underwater wet welding

Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia, 2012
Underwater wet welding, using shield metal arc welding (SMAW) manual process with coated electrode, is currently the most widely used technique for repair working in underwater wet conditions because its easy maneuverability characteristics. The coating
Lorenzo Perdomo González, Alexandre Queiroz Bracarense, Rafael Quintana Puchol, Ezequiel Caires Pereira, Manuel Rodríguez Pérez, Alejandro Duffus Scott   +5 more
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