SBIR Phase I: Thermal Insulation from Paper Mill Wastes

SBIR 第一阶段：利用造纸厂废物进行隔热

• 批准号: 1548414
• 负责人: Daniel Thompson
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: UltraCell Insulation, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-01-01 至 2016-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1548414&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Thermal; Insulation; Paper

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project is the potential to produce superior, cost effective thermal insulation using paper mill short fiber residuals (SFR) alone or in addition to pulp from increasingly available old cardboard cartons (OCC). This will be an important step in eliminating thousands of tons of paper mill wastes being disposed of in landfills each day. Cellulose insulation is in demand by builders and retrofitters because of its superior performance, safety, and environmental benefits. This project could expand knowledge on the use of forest products and directed towards energy efficiency and sustainability enhancements in insulation applications. The technical objectives of this Phase I research project are to research and prove the feasibility of combining SFR, a waste by-product from linerboard mills now being disposed of in landfills, with pulp from increasingly abundant OCC to produce a superior cellulose insulation that can be cost-effectively employed to insulate buildings and enhance environmental sustainaiblity. The manufacturing process embeds fire-retardant chemicals directly into the insulation's cellulose fibers thus eliminating loose powder-waste and respiratory problems from chemical-containing airborne dust. The research project will run controlled sets of experiments utilizing various blends of SFR and OCC in order to quantify relationships between various process factors and desired product characteristics for applications in traditional wooden structures as well as for spray-applications in increasingly necessary metal buildings. A successful outcome from this project will facilitate commercialization of a product that out-performs competing insulation products and that can be sustainably produced at dramatically lower costs - transforming the entire insulation industry by turning industrial wastes into superior thermal insulation.

该小企业创新研究第一阶段项目的更广泛影响/商业潜力是，可以单独使用造纸厂短纤维残留物 (SFR) 或与越来越多可用的旧纸板箱 (OCC) 中的纸浆一起使用，生产出优质且具有成本效益的隔热材料。这将是消除每天在垃圾填埋场处置的数千吨造纸厂废物的重要一步。 纤维素绝缘材料因其卓越的性能、安全性和环境效益而受到建筑商和改造商的欢迎。该项目可以扩展有关林产品使用的知识，并致力于提高隔热应用的能源效率和可持续性。该第一阶段研究项目的技术目标是研究并证明将 SFR（一种挂面纸板厂的废副产品，目前正在垃圾填埋场处置）与来自日益丰富的 OCC 的纸浆相结合，生产出优质的纤维素绝缘材料的可行性。经济高效地用于建筑物隔热并增强环境可持续性。 制造过程将阻燃化学品直接嵌入绝缘材料的纤维素纤维中，从而消除了松散的粉末废物和含有化学品的空气粉尘引起的呼吸问题。该研究项目将利用 SFR 和 OCC 的各种混合物进行一组受控实验，以量化各种工艺因素与传统木结构应用以及日益必要的金属建筑中的喷涂应用所需的产品特性之间的关系。 该项目的成功成果将促进一种产品的商业化，该产品的性能优于竞争对手的隔热产品，并且可以以大幅降低的成本可持续生产——通过将工业废物转化为卓越的隔热材料，从而改变整个隔热行业。