Fique as a Sustainable Material and Thermal Insulation for Buildings: Study of Its Decomposition and Thermal Conductivity

Sustainability

Roberto Alonso Gonzalez-Lezcano¹  Rolando Enrique Guzmán López²  Gabriel Fernando García Sánchez³ 

[1] Architecture and Design Department, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Campus Montepríncipe, Universidad San Pablo CEU, CEU Universities, Boadilla del Monte, 28668 Madrid, Spain;Grupo de Investigación en Desarrollo Tecnológico, Mecatrónica Y Agroindustria (GIDETECHMA), Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana—UPB, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia;Grupo de Investigación en Energía y Medio Ambiente (GIEMA), School of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad Industrial de Santander—UIS, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia;

关键词: thermal insulation;    sustainable materials;    fique;    thermal conductivity;    thermogravimetry;    green architecture;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su13137484

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Buildings consume a large amount of energy during all stages of their life cycle. One of the most efficient ways to reduce their consumption is to use thermal insulation materials; however, these generally have negative effects on the environment and human health. Bio-insulations are presented as a good alternative solution to this problem, thus motivating the study of the properties of natural or recycled materials that could reduce energy consumption in buildings. Fique is a very important crop in Colombia. In order to contribute to our knowledge of the properties of its fibers as a thermal insulator, the measurement of its thermal conductivity is reported herein, employing equipment designed according to the ASTM C 177 standard and a kinetic study of its thermal decomposition from thermogravimetric data through the Coats–Redfern model-fitting method.

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