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Thermal properties of clay containing polymeric reinforcement as an eco-friendly bio-insulation composite for buildings

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Polymer/clay-based composites were prepared via solution intercalation method using natural clay and poly (ethylene) glycol (PEG4000) as organic dispersed phase. The present work consists of studying the effect of PEG content on the hybrids surface morphology, thermal stability and thermophysical properties. On the other hand, the TGA data and the measured thermophysical properties are, respectively, fitted with a logistic-like laws and virial expansions for different polymer contents. The results showed that the experimental data agree with the proposed theoretical models. Furthermore, the incorporation of the PEG chains into the clay matrix improves both the thermal stability and thermal characteristics of the raw clay. The thermophysical properties data showed that the elaborated hybrid acts as good thermal insulator for polymer contents higher than \(2.5\%\). Finally, the resulting clay-based composite showed not only interesting characteristics in terms of insulation, but also satisfies both economic and environmental requirements.

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The authors are much indebted to Professor L. Khouchaf, from Lille University (France), for helpful discussions and fruitful correspondences. Also, we are grateful to Professor M. Cherkaoui, from ENSAM (Meknes-Morocco), for technical supports.

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  1. ENSAM, Moulay Ismail University, P.O.Box 15290, Meknes, Al Mansour, Morocco

    Souad Ghyati & El Hassan El Kinani

  2. Department of Physics, RD Center for Membrane Technology and Center for Nanotechnology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, 32023, Taiwan, ROC

    Said Kassou & Sheng Hsiung Chang

  3. Euromed Institute of Technology, Euromed University of Fez, Fez, Morocco

    Mostapha El Jai

  4. LPRILM, Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, P.O.Box 11201, Meknes, Morocco

    Mabrouk Benhamou

  5. Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts & Métiers, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes, Morocco

    Mostapha El Jai

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Ghyati, S., Kassou, S., El Jai, M. et al. Thermal properties of clay containing polymeric reinforcement as an eco-friendly bio-insulation composite for buildings. J Therm Anal Calorim 147, 7213–7228 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-021-11015-7

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