A review of the state-of-the-art on thermal insulation performance of polymeric foams

R Hasanzadeh, T Azdast, PC Lee, CB Park - Thermal Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Achieving the global energy sustainability plays a key role in the energy fields. Thermal
insulation materials play a vital role on this sustainability. There are different potential …

Ultra-tough and super thermal-insulation nanocellular PMMA/TPU

G Wang, J Zhao, LH Mark, G Wang, K Yu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanocellular polymers have been considered promising multifunctional materials with
unique properties. The key challenge is to fabricate nanocellular polymers with adequate …

Nanoporous polymeric materials: A new class of materials with enhanced properties

B Notario, J Pinto, MA Rodriguez-Perez - Progress in Materials Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Nanoporous polymeric materials are porous materials with pore sizes in the nanometer
range (ie, below 200 nm), processed as bulk or film materials, and from a wide set of …

Low-density and structure-tunable microcellular PMMA foams with improved thermal-insulation and compressive mechanical properties

G Wang, J Zhao, G Wang, LH Mark, CB Park… - European Polymer …, 2017 - Elsevier
Polymer foams play an increasingly significant role in the field of thermal insulation due to
their low thermal conductivities. As thermal insulation materials, their performances are …

Recent advances in ferroelectret fabrication, performance optimization, and applications

N Wang, H Zhang, X Qiu, R Gerhard… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The growing demand for wearable devices has sparked a significant interest in ferroelectret
films. They possess flexibility and exceptional piezoelectric properties due to strong …

Ferroelectret materials and devices for energy harvesting applications

Y Zhang, CR Bowen, SK Ghosh, D Mandal… - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper provides an overview of ferroelectret materials for energy harvesting
applications. These materials take the form of a cellular compliant polymer with polarised …

[HTML][HTML] Lightweight and tough PP/talc composite foam with bimodal nanoporous structure achieved by microcellular injection molding

J Zhao, Y Qiao, G Wang, C Wang, CB Park - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
Although polypropylene (PP) foams fabricated by microcellular injection molding (MIM) have
been widely studied and globally applied, it is still a big challenge to achieve lightweight …

High-efficiency and low-pollutant waste polystyrene and waste polystyrene foam gasification: Comprehensive comparison analysis, multi-objective optimization and …

R Hasanzadeh, T Azdast, M Mojaver, CB Park - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Gasification of carbonaceous materials leads to an efficient hydrogen-rich syngas and this
promising technology has been widely studied for biomass and municipal solid waste …