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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
May. 13, 2019
United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, AE;
Basim Abu-Jdayil, Al Ain, AE;
Abdelhamid Ismail Mourad, Al Ain, AE;
Mohamed Saeed Barkhed, Al Ain, AE;
United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, AE;
Abstract
The biodegradable composite insulation material is a composite of wood from the date palm tree () and polylactic acid. The composite may have up to 50 wt % date palm wood powder of maximum particle size of 212 μm, the balance being polylactic acid (PLA). The composite may be prepared by melt blending the date palm wood powder with polylactic acid pellets in a twin screw extruder at 190° C., followed by compression molding the blend in a press or the like into the desired shape for building thermal insulation, and finally, annealing the molded product for three hours at 95° C. The composite material is biodegradable, thermally insulating, water-resistant and relatively strong.