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one-componant foam [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
  • Climate Change
DEF

A foam in which the blowing agent acts both as a frothing agent and as a propellant.

OBS

These foams are primarily used for gap filling (to prevent air infiltration) rather than for thermal insulation per se. As such the use of blowing agent is fully emissive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
  • Changements climatiques
DEF

Mousse dont l’agent gonflant sert aussi de propulseur.

OBS

Ce genre de produit est davantage destiné à colmater les orifices (ou empêcher l’infiltration d’air) qu’à assurer une isolation thermique. L’utilisation d’un agent gonflant en tant que tel produit des émissions.

Spanish

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