Fique as thermal insulation morphologic and thermal characterization of fique fibers

Cogent Engineering

Adriana María Restrepo Osorio¹  Gabriel Fernando García Sánchez²  Emil Hernandez Arroyo²  Rolando Enrique Guzmán Lopez² 

[1] Grupo de Investigación Sobre Nuevos Materiales, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana – UPB, Medellín, Colombi;Grupo de Investigación en Desarrollo Tecnológico, Mecatrónica Y Agroindustria - GIDETECHMA Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana – UPB, Bucaramanga, Colombi;

关键词: thermal insulation;    bio-insulations;    natural insulations;    fique;    Thermogravimetry (TGA);    Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC);   

DOI  :  10.1080/23311916.2019.1579427

来源: Taylor & Francis

【 摘 要 】

Bio-insulations have gained great interest in recent years due to their potential to reduce energy consumption without negative environmental impacts. Fique is one of the most important crops in Colombia, it has shown a low thermal conductivity which makes it a potential replacement for the common insulation materials. However, there are few works that study its thermal properties. In order to enhance the understanding of fique as thermal insulation, in this paper a morphological analysis of raw fique fibers and Thermogravimetry (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) tests of three fique samples are presented, namely, natural fique without treatment, fique washed with a commercial softener and fique after having been soaked for 24 hours in the same softener.

【 授权许可】

CC BY