An overview of regenerable wood-based composites: preparation and applications for flame retardancy, enhanced mechanical properties, biomimicry, and …

M Lian, Y Huang, Y Liu, D Jiang, Z Wu, B Li… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2022 - Springer
With the increasing awareness of environmental protection and demand for smart homes
and high-performance composites, how to reduce the cost and improve their mechanical …

Non-halogenated UV-curable flame retardants for wood coating applications

K Sykam, SS Hussain, S Sivanandan… - Progress in Organic …, 2023 - Elsevier
The prospective applications of wood in the furniture industries and building sector are
constrained owing to its inherently flammable nature. The application of coatings with flame …

Thermophysical characterization of paraffin-based PCMs for low temperature thermal energy storage applications for buildings

N Soares, T Matias, L Durães, PN Simões, JJ Costa - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Trustworthy information about the thermophysical properties of phase-change-materials
(PCMs) is vital for designing low temperature thermal energy storage systems for buildings …

Flame retardant and leaking preventable phase change materials for thermal energy storage and thermal regulation

H Liao, W Duan, Y Liu, Q Wang, H Wen - Journal of Energy Storage, 2021 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) possess great potential in thermal energy storage and
thermoregulation scopes. However, liquid leaking and high flammability restricts their …

Review on the phase change materials in wood for thermal regulative wood-based products

NS Sulaiman, MH Mohamad Amini - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wood is an excellent building material or component that has been used all over the world.
The rise in energy consumption worldwide, particularly in the building sector, has led to the …

Contemporary fire safety engineering in timber structures: Challenges and solutions

X Zang, W Liu, D Wu, X Pan, W Zhang, H Bian, R Shen - Fire, 2023 - mdpi.com
As environmental conservation and sustainability gain prominence globally, modern timber
structures are receiving increased focus. Nonetheless, the combustible nature of timber …

Flame-retardant wood-based composite phase change materials based on PDMS/expanded graphite coating for efficient solar-to-thermal energy storage

X Deng, C Li, X Sun, C Wang, B Liu, Y Li, H Yang - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Wood-based composite phase change materials (PCMs) have considerable development
potential in shape-stable thermal energy storage. However, Wood-based composite PCMs …

[HTML][HTML] Is the fire performance of phase change materials a significant barrier to implementation in building applications?

E Arinaitwe, M McNamee, M Försth - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper examines the reaction-to-fire behaviour of building materials containing phase
change materials by predicting their fire classification according to the European reaction-to …

Application of phase change energy storage in buildings: Classification of phase change materials and packaging methods

Z Liu, R Teng, H Sun - Thermal Science, 2022 - doiserbia.nb.rs
Phase change energy storage plays an important role in the green, efficient, and sustainable
use of energy. Solar energy is stored by phase change materials to realize the time and …