A synopsis about perlite as building material–A best practice guide for Civil Engineer

AM Rashad - Construction and Building Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
Perlite is a common name for amorphous volcanic silicate/alumina rock which can be
expanded when rapidly heated at 900–1200° C. Utilization occasions of perlite have made …

Effects of expanded polystyrene (EPS) particles on fire resistance, thermal conductivity and compressive strength of foamed concrete

AA Sayadi, JV Tapia, TR Neitzert, GC Clifton - Construction and building …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the contribution of expanded polystyrene (EPS) particles on fire
resistance, thermal conductivity and compressive strength of foamed concrete. The foamed …

Utilization of hemihydrate phosphogypsum for the preparation of porous sound absorbing material

B Ma, Z Jin, Y Su, W Lu, H Qi, P Hu - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Phosphogypsum (PG) as an industrial by-product of phosphoric acid production causes
severe environmental pollution. Beta-hemihydrate phosphogyspum (β-HPG) obtained by …

Manufacture of high heat conductivity resistant clay bricks containing perlite

İB Topçu, B Işıkdağ - Building and Environment, 2007 - Elsevier
Different methods have been investigated for achieving heat insulation in the buildings.
Manufacturing of high heat conductivity resistant construction materials is an important part …

Hydrophobic coating of expanded perlite particles by plasma polymerization

M Gürsoy, M Karaman - Chemical engineering journal, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, an RF plasma discharge was employed to deposit thin poly (hexafluorobutyl
acrylate)(PHFBA) polymeric films on expanded perlite. A rotating plasma reactor was used …

Preparation of eco-friendly functional lightweight gypsum: Effect of three different lightweight aggregates

Z Jin, C Cui, Z Wan, Y Su, X He, B Ma, Z Zhi… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Phosphogypsum (PG) is the main solid waste produced in the phosphorous chemical
industry, and its resource utilization has become an international problem. Simultaneously …

Perlite: A cheap natural support for immobilization of sulfonic acid as a heterogeneous solid acid catalyst for the heterocyclic multicomponent reaction

E Kolvari, N Koukabi, MM Hosseini - Journal of Molecular Catalysis A …, 2015 - Elsevier
Perlite sulfonic acid (Perlite-SO 3 H (PeSA)) has been synthesized by grafting the sulfonic
groups on the perlite surface as naturally and cheap support to produce novel …

Sound insulation of fibre reinforced mud brick walls

H Binici, O Aksogan, D Bakbak, H Kaplan… - Construction and Building …, 2009 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to find a better alternative for the insulation of industrial noise and to
improve the mechanical properties of fibre reinforced mud bricks. It was observed that the …

Wettability and sound absorption of graphene oxide doped polymer hydrogel

A Khosrozadeh, R Rasuli, H Hamzeloopak… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
In this paper, we introduce a nanocomposite as a humidity-sensitive sound absorber. The
nanocomposites were prepared using hydrogel polymer (HP) as a matrix and graphene …

Expanded perlite: an inexpensive natural efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the green and highly accelerated solvent-free synthesis of 5-substituted-1 H-tetrazoles …

R Jahanshahi, B Akhlaghinia - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A versatile, green and highly accelerated protocol for preparing 5-substituted-1H-tetrazoles
is reported. In this method, 5-substituted-1H-tetrazoles are synthesized from nitriles and …