Thermal properties of mineral wool insulation recovered from construction and demolition waste

Mineral wool is one of the most commonly used types of thermal insulation in the European Union at the present, however, it generates massive amounts of waste. From an environmental standpoint, recycling or reuse of insulation materials seems to be a wise solution. This paper aims to study the therm...

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Main Authors: Mária Domonkos, Ondřej Zobal, Zdeněk Prošek, Jan Trejbal
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Language:English
Published: Czech Technical University in Prague 2022-03-01
Series:Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings
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Online Access:https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/8099
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Jan Trejbal
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description Mineral wool is one of the most commonly used types of thermal insulation in the European Union at the present, however, it generates massive amounts of waste. From an environmental standpoint, recycling or reuse of insulation materials seems to be a wise solution. This paper aims to study the thermal and structural properties of recycled mineral wool insulation recovered from construction and demolition waste. The thermal conductivity, the basic parameter characterizing thermal insulation materials, was measured using a heat flow meter. Test specimens with various bulk density (in the range 50–120 kg/m3) were made from micro-milled and chopped waste material (cladding of 30 years old building). The obtained results were compared with reference samples (non-contaminated blown mineral wool insulation Supafil Loft 045).
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spelling doaj-art-552ca6309f294695aa4535af2ff69fee2025-08-20T03:14:46ZengCzech Technical University in PragueActa Polytechnica CTU Proceedings2336-53822022-03-013461010.14311/APP.2022.34.00065339Thermal properties of mineral wool insulation recovered from construction and demolition wasteMária Domonkos0Ondřej Zobal1Zdeněk Prošek2Jan Trejbal3Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Prague, Czech RepublicCzech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Prague, Czech Republic; Knauf Praha, s.r.o., Mladoboleslavská 949, 197 00 Prague 9, Czech RepublicCzech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Prague, Czech Republic; University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings of Czech Technical University in Prague, Trinecká 1024, 273 43 Buštehrad, Czech RepublicCzech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Prague, Czech RepublicMineral wool is one of the most commonly used types of thermal insulation in the European Union at the present, however, it generates massive amounts of waste. From an environmental standpoint, recycling or reuse of insulation materials seems to be a wise solution. This paper aims to study the thermal and structural properties of recycled mineral wool insulation recovered from construction and demolition waste. The thermal conductivity, the basic parameter characterizing thermal insulation materials, was measured using a heat flow meter. Test specimens with various bulk density (in the range 50–120 kg/m3) were made from micro-milled and chopped waste material (cladding of 30 years old building). The obtained results were compared with reference samples (non-contaminated blown mineral wool insulation Supafil Loft 045).https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/8099construction and demolition wasterecyclingbuilding insulation materialsmineral woolthermal conductivity
spellingShingle Mária Domonkos
Ondřej Zobal
Zdeněk Prošek
Jan Trejbal
Thermal properties of mineral wool insulation recovered from construction and demolition waste
Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings
construction and demolition waste
recycling
building insulation materials
mineral wool
thermal conductivity
title Thermal properties of mineral wool insulation recovered from construction and demolition waste
title_full Thermal properties of mineral wool insulation recovered from construction and demolition waste
title_fullStr Thermal properties of mineral wool insulation recovered from construction and demolition waste
title_full_unstemmed Thermal properties of mineral wool insulation recovered from construction and demolition waste
title_short Thermal properties of mineral wool insulation recovered from construction and demolition waste
title_sort thermal properties of mineral wool insulation recovered from construction and demolition waste
topic construction and demolition waste
recycling
building insulation materials
mineral wool
thermal conductivity
url https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/8099
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