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Thermal Properties of Algerian Diatomite, Study of the Possibility to Its Use in the Thermal Insulation

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International Congress on Energy Efficiency and Energy Related Materials (ENEFM2013)

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The chemical and physical properties of a Algerian diatomite were given before and after heat treatment and chemical with an aim of a use in the heat insulation of constructions. The preliminary results obtained showed that this material is extremely porous (porosity >70 %), characterized of a low density and a very low thermal conductivity. These promising properties support the use of this local material in the thermal insulation.

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  1. LCVR, ENSMAL, BP 19, Dely Ibrahim, 16320, Algiers, Algeria

    Boualem Hamdi & Safia Hamdi

  2. USTHB, LEPCMAE, BP 32, El Alia Bab Ezzouar, Algiers, Algeria

    Boualem Hamdi & Safia Hamdi

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  1. Boualem Hamdi
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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Gebze Institute of Technology, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Ahmet Yavuz Oral

  2. Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Institute of Technology, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Zehra Banu Bahsi

  3. Department of Physics, Istanbul Kultur University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Mehmet Ozer

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Hamdi, B., Hamdi, S. (2014). Thermal Properties of Algerian Diatomite, Study of the Possibility to Its Use in the Thermal Insulation. In: Oral, A., Bahsi, Z., Ozer, M. (eds) International Congress on Energy Efficiency and Energy Related Materials (ENEFM2013). Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 155. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05521-3_4

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