Understanding interfacial influence on properties of polymer nanocomposites

CI Idumah, CM Obele - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymer nanocomposites (PNCs), and plant fiber reinforced polymer biocomposites (GBCs),
and nano-biocomposites (GPNCs) are versatily applied in various industrial, automotive …

A review of the state-of-the-art on thermal insulation performance of polymeric foams

R Hasanzadeh, T Azdast, PC Lee, CB Park - Thermal Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Achieving the global energy sustainability plays a key role in the energy fields. Thermal
insulation materials play a vital role on this sustainability. There are different potential …

Biobased foams for thermal insulation: Material selection, processing, modelling, and performance

R Mort, K Vorst, G Curtzwiler, S Jiang - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
With the urgent need for the development of sustainable materials and a circular economy, a
surge of research regarding biobased materials and associated processing methods has …

Ultra-elastic and super-insulating biomass PEBA nanoporous foams achieved by combining in-situ fibrillation with microcellular foaming

J Zhao, G Wang, Z Xu, A Zhang, G Dong, G Zhao… - Journal of CO2 …, 2022 - Elsevier
High-performance thermal insulation materials play a critical role in thermal management
and saving energy. The current conventional thermal insulation materials cannot meet the …

Prediction of thermal conductivity of micro/nano porous dielectric materials: Theoretical model and impact factors

H Yu, H Zhang, P Buahom, J Liu, X Xia, CB Park - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
With the stupendous latent of microscale and nanoscale technologies in energy conversion
and utilization, the design and analysis of porous dielectric materials with open cells have …

Evolution of ordered structure of TPU in high-elastic state and their influences on the autoclave foaming of TPU and inter-bead bonding of expanded TPU beads

J Jiang, F Liu, X Yang, Z Xiong, H Liu, D Xu, W Zhai - Polymer, 2021 - Elsevier
Different from the melt foaming of extrusion and injection molding, polymer is in high-elastic
state during autoclave foaming. In this study, the critical parameters used to describe the …

Developing insulating polymeric foams: Strategies and research needs from a circular economy perspective

L Doyle, I Weidlich, E Di Maio - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Insulating polymeric foams have an important role to play in increasing energy efficiency
and therefore contributing to combating climate change. Their development in recent years …

Thermal conductivity of nanoporous materials: where is the limit?

B Merillas, JP Vareda, J Martín-de León… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, our society is facing problems related to energy availability. Owing to the energy
savings that insulators provide, the search for effective insulating materials is a focus of …

Cellular morphology evolution in nanocellular poly (lactic acid)/thermoplastic polyurethane blending foams in the presence of supercritical N2

Z Qu, D Yin, H Zhou, X Wang, S Zhao - European Polymer Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Currently, the formation of nanocells and complex cellular structure (CCS) in semi-crystalline
polymer using supercritical fluids as blowing agent had become a big and newly developing …

Nanocellular foaming behaviors of chain-extended poly (lactic acid) induced by isothermal crystallization

Y Li, J Mi, H Fu, H Zhou, X Wang - ACS omega, 2019 - ACS Publications
Recently, the fabrication of semicrystalline polymer foams with a nanocellular structure by
supercritical fluids has been becoming a newly developing research hotspot, owing to their …