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Organic and Fire-Proof Thermal Insulator

Molina, Prince Andrew A.


Ahari, Abdulaziz I.
Clarin, John Skyler M.

A. Problem
- What organic material can be best used to make a fire proof insulation?
- What material shall be used to be able to convert this organic material into carbon
foam?
- How can these materials be turned into something that can be used against fire?

B. Purpose of Study
This study creates a way to utilize cheap organic materials into creating fire-proof
thermal insulators whilst also eliminating the need for high energy to produce already existing
fire-proofing materials like fiberglass and stone wool thermal insulation.

C. Background Research
Already existing fire-proofing materials like fiberglass and stone wool thermal insulators
require a lot of energy to produce. For Stone wool, one of the most common fire-proofing
materials due to its effectiveness, manufacturers combine chalk and rock and then heat them
up to around 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Next a stream of air is blown through it, resulting in
extremely thin fibers of the rocky material. As the strings are blown out, they bunch together
and form the material. The process of turning stone into stone wool, especially the heating
process, requires a lot of energy making it expensive to produce.

These thermal insulators also take the form of spongy materials that occupy a lot of
space when it comes to construction and it makes them impractical or impossible to use in
situations where only a small area is needed to be protected from fire like temporary and
household use. The massive amounts of energy needed to produce these materials also makes
it difficult to be created by an average person. Another issue with fiberglass and stone wool
fire-proofing materials is that they are a hazard to both the environment and health. Once
disposed of, it will remain intact due to it not being biodegradable. And its property being
spongy but created from a hard material makes it act similar to asbestos, which is also a fire
proofing material that is known to be carcinogenic. A carcinogen is a substance, organism or
agent capable of causing cancer.

Research efforts of our group to figure out which material can be best used to eliminate
the problems stated proves that carbon rich materials can be used as a thermal insulator.
Starches and flours are the main staple of this project due to them being widely produced and
readily available in average households, both of these materials are powders which makes it
easy to add other materials that can aid in making a fire-proofing insulator. These materials are
also rich in carbon which, to note, has a melting point of 3367°C, making it a great insulating
material. The requirement of the material to have a spongy trait in order to utilize the insulative
property of air can be activated by adding baking soda (NaHCO₃) to the mixture to initiate
foaming. Both of these materials are powder and need a binder to become solid. We decided to
have the material to be formed into slabs, using eco-friendly PVA glue as a hardener.

D. Hypothesis
If starch or flour mixed with baking soda mixed together and binded with a glue, it will be able
to activate carbon foaming and be an energy saving and safe fire-proof insulation.

E. Variables
Independent Variables: Starch or Flour
Dependent Variable: Insulation effectiveness by time of heat dispersion with the use of fire.
F. Materials and Equipment
Product Creation Materials: Corn Starch, Corn Flour, Baking soda (NaHCO₃), and Eco PVA glue.
Product Testing Equipment: Burner, beaker, mesh, rolling pin, non stick tray, and thermometer.

G. Procedure
Product Creation:
1. Add 100mg cornstarch into a beaker.
2. Add 10mg of baking soda (NaHCO₃) when measurement is otherwise, follow 10:1 ratio.
3. Slowly add the PVA glue into the powder mixture while constantly stirring.
4. Mix and knead above floured surface until material reaches a playdough like
consistency.
5. Evenly flatten the dough until 4mm thick then leave to dry.
Product Testing:
1. 4 Burners under stands, put insulators above the mesh. One will be without an insulator.
2. Place 4 beaker with (X) ml amount water above each of the three insulators
3. Place thermometers and measure the starting temperature of the water in each beaker.
4. Video record the setup and light up the burners and set up a timer.
5. Record the time it takes for the water to reach (X) degrees.

H. Data and Analysis

I. Conclusion

J. Recommendations

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