Insulative wood materials templated by wet foams

Insulative materials from forest residues prepared by oven-drying. Insulative materials are lightweight structures that prevent heat transfer. Plastic foams and vitreous wools are the main materials currently used for insulation in construction, although their use is associated with environmental and health concerns. In this work, lightweight solid foams (0.12 g cm −3 ) with low thermal conductivity (0.042 W m −1 K −1 ) were produced from …