Materials for Sustainable Building – Page 5

Minimize Thermal Edge Losses with Stainless Steel Envelopes for Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs)

Feinerman A.D., Gupta P., Foster C., Yarbrough D.W., Kosny J., Thermal Conservation Technologies, US

Traditional Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) have either a polymer/aluminum film or metallized polymer film exterior. In either case the VIPs are too fragile to be directly attached to a building’s envelope without a superstructure. The [...]

Evaluation of PCM-cardboard composite materials in dynamic thermal conditions

Musitelli M., Garbagnoli P., Diamanti M.V., Del Curto B., Pedeferri M., Politecnico di Milano, IT

In recent years, the use of smart materials to resolve environmental problems in building applications has been increasingly widespread. In particular, Phase Change Materials (PCMs) are used to improve thermal performance of air conditioning system [...]

Self-cleaning ability and cooling effect of TiO2-containing mortars

Diamanti M.V., Paolini R., Zinzi M., Ormellese M., Fiori M., Pedeferri MP., Politecnico di Milano, IT

This work focuses on the characterization of a self-cleaning and photocatalytic system for building façades, aimed at improving urban surfaces and the surrounding air quality, and decreasing energy consumption. Mortars containing anatase TiO2 nanopowders were [...]

Development of Innovative Packaging Characterized by Active Thermal Insulation Properties

Garbagnoli P., Altomare L., Del Curto B., De Nardo L., Del Curto B., Cigada A., Politecnico di Milano, IT

An innovative composite material based on cellulose matrix has been developed. Active thermal insulation properties have been conferred to the material through the integration of Phase Change Materials (PCM) into the matrix. Processing techniques of [...]

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Life Cycle Analysis of Plastics in Southeast Queensland – Recycled Plastics versus Bio plastics in Electronics

Neeli M., Okine M., Thiel D.V., Griffith University, AU

Electronics and electronic products are increasingly becoming part of life. However electronic product manufacturing involves a number of energy and chemical process steps. Energy use in material extraction for electronic products, chemical use, product manufacturing [...]

Quinaldine and Indole based pH Sensitive Colorimetric Chemosensor and their application of nanofiber

Bae J.S., Kim S-H, Son D.H. Lee Y-A., Kyungpook National University, KR

Colorimetric chemosensors are now considered as one of the most effective analytical method used in the environment monitoring. Colorimetric chemosensors for pH sensing can easily detect the primary danger or change of the surrounding environment [...]

Photocatalytic Performance of Ag modified and doped TiO2 nanoparticles

Cho C-P, Chang L.-H., National Chi-Nan University, TW

In this work, TBOT was used as the titanium source for preparation of TiO2 nanoparticles, followed by calcination at 500°C for 2 hours to achieve fine TiO2 nanoparticles powder (S1). The obtained S1 powder was [...]

Electrospinning of decorated nanofibers with active cerium oxide nanoparticles

Shehata N., Hassounah I., Meehan K., Camelio J., Virginia Tech, US

Cerium oxide nanoparticles (ceria NPs) attract a great research and commercial interests due to its observable capability to capture radicals and dissolved oxygen molecules. Keeping ceria NPs in active form; containing Ce+3 ions with O-vacancies, [...]

Recovery of phosphate from surface waters using a calcium silicate composite material for potential application in environmental remediation

Cairns M.J., Krauss C., Johnston J.H., Victoria University of Wellington, NZ

In many locations, contamination of surface waters by phosphate due to agricultural run-off is becoming a major environmental concern. Currently, there are no effective means for its removal, due to the low phosphate concentration (< [...]