Aerated Cement Slurry and Controlling Fungal Growth of Low-Cost Biomass-Based Insulation Materials

Areej T. Almalkawi; Parviz Soroushian

doi:10.1038/s41598-019-55626-5

Aerated Cement Slurry and Controlling Fungal Growth of Low-Cost Biomass-Based Insulation Materials

Areej T. Almalkawi^*, Parviz Soroushian

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Abstract

Wood chips or particles as well as shredded straw offer desired thermal insulation qualities. When exposed to a humid environment, however, fungal growth on wood and straw is an important consideration. An experimental investigation was conducted in order to evaluate the effectiveness of a simple treatment in mitigating fungal growth on wood- and straw-based insulation. This treatment involved blending of wood chips or particles, or shredded straw with an aerated slurry which offers the potential to mitigate fungal growth on biomass by a combination of physical and chemical effects without imposing a weight penalty. Experimental results verified the effectiveness of this treatment in controlling fungal growth on wood and straw subjected to different moisture conditions.

Original language	English
Article number	19237
Journal	Scientific Reports
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55626-5
State	Published - 1 Dec 2019
Externally published	Yes

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