Durability and fire resistance of compressed wheat-straw (triticum aestivum) panels subjected to real-world aging environments

• Published in: Industrial crops and products Vol. 203; p. 117141
• Main Authors: Loh, Thomas W., Nguyen, Kate TQ
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2023
• Subjects: Binderless panel; Cereal straw; climate; compression strength; Durability; Fire; fire resistance; heat; insulating materials; microstructure; modulus of rupture; oxidation; thermal conductivity; Triticum aestivum; Wheat (triticum aestivum); wheat straw; Cereal straw; Durability; Binderless panel; Fire; Wheat (triticum aestivum)

This paper presents an investigation into the durability of cereal straw-building materials after fifty years of use in the Australian climate. Unfortunately, the performance and durability of natural materials such as cereal straw have historically been negatively preconceived compared to their syn...