Development of Vacuum Insulation Panels with Utilization of Organic By-Products

The need for the development of new, advanced building materials increases every year, especially due to the necessary diminution of energy performance for building structures and for building production itself (including the production of building materials). Along with the energy performance probl...

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Main Authors: Jiří Zach, Vítězslav Novák, Jitka Peterková, Jan Bubeník
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/5/1165
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Summary:The need for the development of new, advanced building materials increases every year, especially due to the necessary diminution of energy performance for building structures and for building production itself (including the production of building materials). Along with the energy performance problems in construction, the issue of CO<sub>2</sub> emission associated with building and the production of building materials is also important. In the field of advanced thermal insulation materials, vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) give the best results. However, their high-energy performance and material consumption present a problem. This work represents an initial part of the development of alternative insulators, based on agricultural and textile industry waste usable in the production of VIP. This article recapitulates basic knowledge regarding key thermal insulation properties of developed insulators and their fire reactions, which impact possible usage in building structures.
ISSN:1996-1073