Use of a mineral wool product
AssigneeRockwool International A/S
InventorClaudia ZWAAG
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Abstract
A mineral wool product comprises mineral fibers bound by a binder resulting from the curing of a binder composition comprising a phenol-formaldehyde-based resin, and/or a carbohydrate containing component; a hydrophobic agent comprising (i) at least one silicone compound, such as silicone resin; (ii) at least one hardener, such as silane; (iii) optionally, at least one emulsifier; as insulation of a metallic structure, said structure having an operating temperature between 0-650° C.
Claims20
A mineral wool product comprising mineral fibers bound by a binder resulting from a curing of a binder composition for mineral fibers, wherein the binder composition comprises:
- at least one of a phenol-formaldehyde-based resin or a carbohydrate-containing component;
- and
- a hydrophobic agent comprising:
- (i) at least one silicone compound;
- (ii) at least one hardener;
- and
- (iii) at least one emulsifier,
- wherein, following storage of the mineral wool product at 250 degrees centigrade for 24 hours, the mineral wool product has at least one of a water absorption according to ASTM C1763-16 of less than 4.0 vol. percent or a water absorption according to EN13472 of less than 1.0 kg/m2.
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