ALGIFOAM: AN INNOVATIVE BIOBASED FOAM WITH OUTSTANDING PROPERTIES
Résumé
An innovative biobased foam has been developed as expanded alginate beads and patented (registered trademark AlgiFoam). Beads can be easily assembled through an ecofriendly process to shape lightweight structured objects with desirable properties, including low density, biodegradability, low thermal conductivity, tunable mechanical properties and above all outstanding fire properties. This article details the latter aspect
