April 2010
Intermediate to advanced
760 pages
22h 53m
English
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Polymeric foam materials for insulation in buildings
D. Feldman, Concordia University, Canada
Abstract:
This chapter discusses polymeric foams used mainly for building insulation with a view to saving energy. It deals first with a brief foam history, the necessary materials for foam production, the polymers and the foaming (blowing) agents, and the foaming mechanism. It continues with the type of processing polymers for foam production and underlines the thermoplastic and thermosetting foams manufactured for the construction industry. It ends with foam main properties and future trends in the field of polymeric insulation materials.
Key words
polymers
foam processing
thermoplastics and thermosettings
properties
future trends