Cork: a strategic material
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Cork: a strategic material
Cork is a material whose applications have been known since Antiquity, especially in floating devices and as stopper for beverages, mainly wine, whose market, from the early twentieth century, had a massive expansion, particularly due to the development of several cork based agglomerates (Gil, 2011). Cork is closely related to the maintenance of biodiversity, the heart of sustainable developmen...
متن کاملCork – A Renewable Raw Material: Forecast of Industrial Potential and Development Priorities
*Correspondence: Ana Paula Duarte, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto de Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais, Gabinete 5-1.10, Torre Sul, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal e-mail: anapduarte@tecnico. ulisboa.pt This article aims to report the main applications of cork material from ancient times until nowadays, describing its industrial potential for o...
متن کاملCork Composites: A Review
Cork is a material which has been used for mankind for the last 5,000 years and it is a strategic material used for multiple applications, from wine bottles to aeronautics. Many of current cork materials are composites, in particular cork materials for floor and wall coverings and several other building and industrial applications. Recent developments in cork research have shifted from the clas...
متن کاملCork-Containing Barks—A Review
Tree barks are among the less studied forest products notwithstanding their relevant physiological and protective role in tree functioning. The large diversity in structure and chemical composition of barks makes them a particularly interesting potential source of chemicals and bioproducts, at present valued in the context of biorefineries. One of the valuable components of barks is cork (phell...
متن کاملInsulation Cork Boards—Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of an Organic Construction Material
Envelope insulation is a relevant technical solution to cut energy consumption and reduce environmental impacts in buildings. Insulation Cork Boards (ICB) are a natural thermal insulation material whose production promotes the recycling of agricultural waste. The aim of this paper is to determine and evaluate the environmental impacts of the production, use, and end-of-life processing of ICB. A...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Chemistry
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2296-2646
DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2014.00016