Assessment of Plant Origin By-Products as Lightweight Aggregates for Bio-Composite Bounded by Starch Binder
Energies 2022
Laura Vītola, Staņislavs Gendelis, Māris Šinka, Ina Pundiene, Diāna Bajāre

Thermal insulation bio-composites made of plant origin by-products as bio-aggregates are one of the ways to decrease the impact of the building and construction sector on CO2 emissions. In this study, three bio-aggregates were analysed for their potential use in the production of bio-composites with potato starch binder. Technologically important properties, such as particle size, shape and compacted bulk density, as well as properties of the resulting bio-composites were identified. The main characteristics of the aggregates are relatively similar: density of 80–100 kg/m3, thermal conductivity of 0.042–0.045 W/m∙K, specific heat capacity of 1240–1330 J/g∙K, kinetic water absorption from 456–584%. This leads to similar basic properties of the produced bio-composites: density around 200 kg/m3, thermal conductivity 0.053–0.062 W/m∙K, specific heat capacity 1250–1450 J/kg∙K, with a difference in compressive strength ranging from 0.2 to 0.8 MPa. Created starch binder and agricultural by-product filler materials could be used in the production of boards where strength is required, for example, envelope and wind barrier boards, and thermal insulation boards under floors


Atslēgas vārdi
hemp shives; flax shives; potato starch binder; characterisation; bio-composites
DOI
10.3390/en15155330
Hipersaite
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/15/5330/htm

Vītola, L., Gendelis, S., Šinka, M., Pundiene, I., Bajāre, D. Assessment of Plant Origin By-Products as Lightweight Aggregates for Bio-Composite Bounded by Starch Binder. Energies, 2022, Vol. 15, No. 15, Article number 5330. ISSN 1996-1073. Pieejams: doi:10.3390/en15155330

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