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US 12,637,389 B2Granted
Aerogel enhanced bio-based building material
AssigneeBritish Columbia Institute of Technology
InventorsFitsum Tariku, Farshad Babaahmadi
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Abstract
Described herein is bio-fiber-based building material wherein the thermal performance is improved by two to four-fold over the prior art Hemperete by identifying and incorporating performance-enhancing ingredients into a bio-fiber and binder mix using specifically developed mixing formulas.
Claims19
A bio-fiber based building material comprising a mixture of:
- about 12 to about 70 vol % bio-fiber;
- about 3.4 to about 24 vol % binder;
- about 12 to about 69 vol % hydrophobized granular silica aerogel particles;
- and
- about 9 to about 16 vol % water.
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