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Journal of Clinical and Experimental Toxicology | Volume: 2

December 03-04, 2018 | Dubai, UAE

International Conference on

6

th

International Conference on

Toxicology, Clinical Toxicology & Pharmacology

Recycling & Waste Management

Joint Event

&

Utilization of agricultural wastes in thermal insulators development

Abu-Jdayil Basim

UAE University, UAE

T

he UAE has one of the highest levels of energy consumption

per capita in the world. The commercial and residential

buildings in UAE account for almost 70% of the total energy

consumption. An on-going search for finding the proper

alternatives to preserve energy and minimize energy losses,

heat insulators, part of building materials, are steadily getting

their importance as a means of saving energy. Extensive

use of insulating materials in construction eventually results

in lower energy consumption and has positive reflection

on the environment by reduction in carbon emission. Heat

insulating materials (polyurethane, polystyrene, and mineral

wool) available in the local market are relatively expensive

and suffer from the low mechanical properties, which limit its

application in the construction process. Consequently, there

is a necessity to develop and come up with a cheap insulating

material that possesses excellent mechanical properties as

far as energy saving, prevention of water leak, and ease of

handling and machining are concerned. Cost reduction of the

thermal insulation materials can be achieved by using natural

materials and/or wastes as a part of the main matrix, which

will also contribute in the reduction of CO

2

emission. In this

study, focus was made on the formulation and development

of polymer-filler composite as an insulating material local

agricultural waste materials (Date pits and Date Palm wood)

as a filler. The solid samples produced were then subjected

to different physical, mechanical and chemical tests to come

up with a product formulation having competitive properties.

Speaker Biography

Abu-Jdayil Basim has completed his PhD in 1996 from Erlangen-Nurnberg University,

Germany. He is a professor of chemical engineering at the UAE University. He has over 75

publications that have been cited over 1800 times, and his publication H-index is 24.

e:

babujdayil@uaeu.ac.ae

Abu-Jdayil Basim

, Toxicology 2018 & Recycling 2018, Volume 2

DOI: 10.4066/2630-4570-C1-002