Structural insulated panels produced from recycled expanded-polystyrene (EPS) foam scrap. Final report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:449179
This report documents a research project undertaken to assess the feasibility of using scrap reground expanded polystyrene (EPS) in the manufacture of structural insulated panels (SIPs) in order to save material costs and reduct the amount of EPS waste products to be disposed. The report documents the manufacturing and testing process and concludes that there was relatively little difference in the thermal and structural characteristics under normal loading conditions of the panels tested with varying amount of regrind (from 10% - 25%) and those made with 100% virgin beads. The report recommends that additional test be undertaken, but suggests that, based on the test results, reground EPS can be successfully used in the cores of SIPs in amounts up to 25%.
- Research Organization:
- Winter (Steven) Associates, Inc., New York, NY (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 449179
- Report Number(s):
- PB--97-136626/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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