@Article{JRM.2016.634124,
AUTHOR = {María Cecilia Basso, Antonio Pizzi},
TITLE = {New Closed- and Open-Cell, Aldehyde-Free Protein Foams},
JOURNAL = {Journal of Renewable Materials},
VOLUME = {5},
YEAR = {2017},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {48--53},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jrm/v5n1/28769},
ISSN = {2164-6341},
ABSTRACT = {New aldehyde-free and isocyanate-free biofoams have been obtained by reacting albumin chicken egg white and dimethyl carbonate (DMC). The optimized formulations yielded lightweight foams whose densities were evaluated as 0.016–0.16 g/cm3. Mechanical resistance was 0.023–0.34 MPa and residual pH nearly neutral. The new foams presented up to 57% of closed cells as measured by helium pycnometry and good thermal insulation. These new natural foams are environmentally friendly materials and show very promising properties.},
DOI = {10.7569/JRM.2016.634124}
}