PMID- 33264897
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20201203
IS  - 1873-3336 (Electronic)
IS  - 0304-3894 (Linking)
VI  - 403
DP  - 2021 Feb 5
TI  - Physical and thermal insulation properties of the composites based on 
      seawater-neutralised bauxite residue.
PG  - 123723
LID - S0304-3894(20)31709-X [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123723 [doi]
AB  - The objective of this study is to evaluate the possibility of using bauxite 
      residue (BR), which is a highly hazardous waste, as a filler in thermoset polymer 
      matrices for applications in insulating construction materials to minimise heat 
      loss in buildings. Unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) blended with the 
      seawater-neutralised BR in a ratio of 0-60 vol.% was transformed into a solid via 
      a crosslinking process at room temperature. The pristine polyester and BR-UPR 
      composites were characterised to ascertain their structural, physical and thermal 
      properties. The results indicate that BR is a good filler that can be used with 
      UPR to develop thermal insulation/construction materials. The UPR composite 
      containing 40 vol.% BR is considered to be the optimum mixture with respect to 
      the tested physical and thermal properties because it utilises a large amount of 
      filler and shows promising thermal insulation characteristics with a thermal 
      conductivity of 0.096 W/(m∙K), a thermal diffusivity of 0.161 mm(2)/s, a 24-h 
      water retention of 0.15 % and a bulk density of 1484 kg/m(3). Furthermore, the 
      thermal stability of the prepared composites is positively influenced by the 
      incorporation of BR. The overall weight loss upon heating to 900  degrees C decreased 
      from 99.85 % (pristine polyester) to 46.68 % (60 vol.% BR composite).
CI  - Copyright (c) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
FAU - Abu-Jdayil, Basim
AU  - Abu-Jdayil B
AD  - Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department, UAE University, P.O. Box 15551, Al 
      Ain, United Arab Emirates. Electronic address: babujdayil@uaeu.ac.ae.
FAU - Adi, Maissa
AU  - Adi M
AD  - Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department, UAE University, P.O. Box 15551, Al 
      Ain, United Arab Emirates.
FAU - Al Ghaferi, Fatima
AU  - Al Ghaferi F
AD  - Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department, UAE University, P.O. Box 15551, Al 
      Ain, United Arab Emirates.
FAU - Al Yahyaee, Sara
AU  - Al Yahyaee S
AD  - Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department, UAE University, P.O. Box 15551, Al 
      Ain, United Arab Emirates.
FAU - Al Jabri, Maryam
AU  - Al Jabri M
AD  - Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department, UAE University, P.O. Box 15551, Al 
      Ain, United Arab Emirates.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20200819
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - J Hazard Mater
JT  - Journal of hazardous materials
JID - 9422688
SB  - IM
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Bauxite residue
OT  - Construction composite
OT  - Hazardous waste
OT  - Thermal insulation
OT  - Unsaturated polyester
EDAT- 2020/12/04 06:00
MHDA- 2020/12/04 06:01
CRDT- 2020/12/03 01:02
PHST- 2020/05/10 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/07/20 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/08/13 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/12/03 01:02 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/12/04 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/12/04 06:01 [medline]
AID - S0304-3894(20)31709-X [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123723 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Hazard Mater. 2021 Feb 5;403:123723. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123723. Epub 
      2020 Aug 19.