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Author(s): A. Pizzi, Alain Celzard, Alicia MartC-nez de Yuso Arisa, Alicia Martinez de Yuso, Andrzej Szczurek, Antonio Pizzi, Vanessa Fierro

Keywords: mechanical properties, polyhipe, porosity, tannin, thermal conductivity, transient plane source, transient plane source (tps) method

Abstract: Porous monoliths, often referred to as polymerised High Internal Phase Emulsions (polyHIPEs), are materials made of polymers that have applications ranging from chemical engineering to biomedicine. In this paper, a TPS instrument measured the thermal conductivity of tannin-based monoliths with the transient plane source (TPS) technique. Results showed that as the porosity of the polyHIPEs increased, the thermal conductivity decreased linearly, a characteristic that could be used for applications in thermal insulation.

Reference: Materials and Design 79 (2015) 115-126

DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.04.020