Konjac glucomannan-based aerogels with excellent thermal stability and flame retardancy for thermal insulation application

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Biomass aerogels are a promising kind of environment-friendly thermal insulation material. However, the flammability, poor water resistance, and thermal instability of biomass aerogels limit their applications. Herein, freeze-drying and thermal imidization were used to create konjac glucomannan (KGM), boron nitride (BN), and polyimide (PI)-based aerogels with a semi-interpenetrating network structure. The introduction of BN was beneficial to improve the mechanical properties and thermal stability of aerogels. The imidization process of PI improved the hydrophobicity, mechanical property, and flame retardancy of the aerogels. The synergistic effect of PI and BN reduced the peak heat release rate and total heat release rate of KGM-based aerogel by 55.8 % and 35 %, respectively, and endowed aerogel with good self-extinguishing performance. Moreover, the results of thermal conductivity and infrared thermal imaging demonstrated that the aerogels had excellent thermal insulation properties, and could effectively manage thermal energy over a wide range of temperatures. This study provides a simple method for the preparation of heat-insulating aerogel with high fire safety, which has broad application prospects in the field of energy saving and emission reduction.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:254

Enthalten in:

International journal of biological macromolecules - 254(2024), Pt 1 vom: 21. Jan., Seite 127814

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Deng, Pengpeng [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xinping [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yue-Fei [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Kao [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Fatang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

(1-6)-alpha-glucomannan
36W3E5TAMG
Aerogels
Flame retardancy
Journal Article
Konjac glucomannan
Mannans
Polyimide
Thermal insulation

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Date Completed 28.12.2023

Date Revised 30.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127814

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364104643