POSSIBILITY OF APPLYING A BIOCOMPOSITE BASED ON WOOD SAWDUST AS A THERMAL INSULATION MATERIAL

XXIX kongres DIMK i X kongres SIGP sa Međunarodnim simpozijumom o istraživanjima i primeni savremenih dostignuća u građevinarstvu u oblasti materijala i konstrukcija (2025) [pp. 407-416]  

AUTHOR(S) / AUTOR(I): Jovana Bojković , Nenad Stojić , Marijana Janićijević Milačak , Vesna Bulatović , Miljan Marašević 

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DOI: 10.46793/29DIMK.407B

ABSTRACT / SAŽETAK:

A strong relationship exists between renewable energy sources (wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, and biomass) and weather conditions that affect their capacity. Furthermore, climate change alters energy supply and demand patterns, affecting buildings insulation needs directly. All this represents an opportunity for the development of new biomass-based materials to reduce energy consumption and protect the environment. The goal of this research is the application of wood sawdust as an aggregate to obtain a new thermal insulation material and to improve the energy efficiency of buildings.

KEYWORDS / KLJUČNE REČI:

Biocomposite; Thermal conduction; Thermal insulator; Energy efficiency

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT / PROJEKAT:

This research was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (Grant No. 451-03-137/2025-03/200108).

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