@Article{JRM.2014.634113,
AUTHOR = {M.C. Lagel, A. Pizzi, S. Giovando, A. Celzard},
TITLE = {Development and Characterisation of Phenolic Foams with  Phenol-Formaldehyde-Chestnut Tannins Resin},
JOURNAL = {Journal of Renewable Materials},
VOLUME = {2},
YEAR = {2014},
NUMBER = {3},
PAGES = {220--229},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jrm/v2n3/49637},
ISSN = {2164-6341},
ABSTRACT = {With the depletion of fossil resources, tannin extracts can be a natural alternative to some synthetic 
products. Hydrolysable chestnut tannin extracts have been used to partially replace phenol in PF resins 
for phenolic rigid foams. Phenol-formaldehyde-chestnut tannin (PFT) phenolic foams were initially made 
from copolymerized PFT resins of different molar ratio. The PFT foams so prepared were tested for thermal 
conductivity, these being slightly worse than that of pure PF foams; and for mechanical and water absorption, 
these two properties being better than those of pure PF foams. Indeed, PF resins represent an important 
part of synthetic resins. They are used in different fi elds of application such as in phenolic foams or for the 
preparation of particleboard. So it is important to work on the possibility of going green with these resins.},
DOI = {10.7569/JRM.2014.634113}
}