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Author(s): Alain Celzard, Antonio Pizzi, ClC)ment Lacoste, Katariina Kemppainen, Marie-Pierre Laborie, MatjaE> D op, Milan Sernek, Samuele Giovando

Keywords: condensed tannin, foams, norway spruce bark, thermal conductivity, transient plane source (tps) method

Abstract: Research found tannins have been successful as monomers to produce organic foams with superior properties for thermal insulation. Norway spruce (Picea abies) tannins were extracted and used to prepare tannin/furanic foams. Thermal conductivity measurements were taken by transient plane source method. Thermal conductivity performance improved with higher closed-cell content in the foam.

Reference: Industrial Crops and Products (2015), 73: 144-153

DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.03.089