Abstract from National Young Researchers' Forum on Materials Science and Technology, XIII AIMAT National Congress, National Biomaterial Congress - SIB, July 2016, Ischia, Italy. Nowadays, sustainability represents a primary issue for construction industry. New material and low impact technological solutions are widely proposed and investigated to meet sustainability requirements and natural fibers represent one of the most studied materials. Among others, hemp (Cannabis sativa) has received a lot of attention because of its good thermal insulation properties, good mechanical properties, rapid growing, high dry biomass production (4 to 5 times higher than that produced by a forest of the same extension in one year) and high carbon storage potential. Several studies have investigated the insulating properties of hemp fibers and hemp hurds (i.e. the non-fibrous fraction), bonded by either organic or inorganic binders, and several hemp-based products, in the form of flexible mats and boards, have recently been introduced in the market. In this work, new hemp-based composite materials for application in the building industry are investigated and the results of a preliminary study on the curing time process are reported and discussed.
NEW HEMP-BASED COMPOSITES FOR THE BUILDING INDUSTRY: PRELIMINARY STUDY ON THE CURING TIME PROCESS
MANZI, STEFANIA;MOTORI, ANTONIO;
2016
Abstract
Abstract from National Young Researchers' Forum on Materials Science and Technology, XIII AIMAT National Congress, National Biomaterial Congress - SIB, July 2016, Ischia, Italy. Nowadays, sustainability represents a primary issue for construction industry. New material and low impact technological solutions are widely proposed and investigated to meet sustainability requirements and natural fibers represent one of the most studied materials. Among others, hemp (Cannabis sativa) has received a lot of attention because of its good thermal insulation properties, good mechanical properties, rapid growing, high dry biomass production (4 to 5 times higher than that produced by a forest of the same extension in one year) and high carbon storage potential. Several studies have investigated the insulating properties of hemp fibers and hemp hurds (i.e. the non-fibrous fraction), bonded by either organic or inorganic binders, and several hemp-based products, in the form of flexible mats and boards, have recently been introduced in the market. In this work, new hemp-based composite materials for application in the building industry are investigated and the results of a preliminary study on the curing time process are reported and discussed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
