David Antolinc (Author), Kristina Eleršič (Author)

Abstract

The construction and building sector is responsible for a large share of energy and material used during the life cycle of a building. It is therefore crucial to apply a circular economy model within the process wherever possible to minimize the impact on the environment. In this paper, the possibility of producing thermal and acoustic boards from industrial nonwoven waste textile is studied and presented. The nonwoven polyester textile obtained directly from the production line in the form of strips and bales was first shredded into smaller fractions and then in the form of pile compressed with a hot press to form compact thermal insulation boards. The first set of specimens was prepared only from waste polyester nonwoven textile, whereas the second set was treated with sodium silicate in order to check the material%s reaction to fire performance. The experimental work was conducted to define the acoustic properties, reaction to fire behavior and thermal conductivity of the produced specimens. The obtained results show that the thermal conductivity coefficient of specimens without added water glass dissolution is near to the values of conventional materials used as thermal insulation in buildings. The reaction to fire testing proved that the addition of water glass actually propagates the progressive flame over the entire product. It can be concluded that the presented thermal insulation can be used as an adequate and sustainable solution for building construction purposes.

Keywords

tekstilni odpadki;toplotna izolacija;zvočna izolacija;trajnostnost;krožno gospodarstvo;reciklaža;textile waste;thermal insulation;sound absorber;sustainability;circular economy;recycling;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UL FGG - Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering
UDC: 699.8
COBISS: 76471811 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 2073-4360
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: tekstilni odpadki;toplotna izolacija;zvočna izolacija;trajnostnost;krožno gospodarstvo;reciklaža;
Type (COBISS): Article
Pages: str. 1-15
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ13
Issue: ǂiss. ǂ18/3090
Chronology: sept. 2021
DOI: 10.3390/polym13183090
ID: 13641429