Cork

Gil, Luisa Fernanda Muriel; Moiteiro, Cristina

doi:10.1002/14356007.f07_f01

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“…1 Such expanded black agglomerates are produced from the lowest quality and residual corks, mainly from winter virgin cork (from pruning and dead trees) unsuitable for other applications or from cork wastes and residues from other industrial processes. 78,131,132 A high impurity content impedes adhesion between the cork particles by affecting the efficacy of the binding agent in the agglomeration process. 131 After forming, the blocks are transferred to a cooling machine that injects recycled water (at close to 100uC) for drying and stabilisation.…”

Section: Insulation Corkboardmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[157][158][159][160] Friedelin and related compounds extracted from other natural products have been studied 76,78,157,161,162 and reported to show antioxidant, antistaminic, antiulcer, 159 anti-inflammatory 86 or even anticancer effects. 80 Betulinic acid, a triterpene like friedelin has been studied 163 for prevention and treatment of cancer and HIV infection.…”

Section: Pharmacological Potentialmentioning

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Cork: properties, capabilities and applications

Silva¹,

Sabino²,

Fernandes³

et al. 2008

International Materials Reviews

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Cork is a natural, renewable, sustainable raw material that has been used for many centuries. As a result of this very long term interest, the scientific literature on cork is extensive. The present review focuses on the chemical composition, physical and mechanical properties of cork and on its products and sub-products. The substantial efforts to fully characterise cork, as well as new developments and evolving research, are reviewed, beginning with its histology, growth and morphology (at macro-and microscales). The chemical structure is analysed in detail, covering both the materials that form the wall structure and the low molecular weight, extractable components. The unique properties of cork are discussed and correlated with current knowledge on morphology and chemical structure. Finally, the important industrial applications of cork are reviewed, in the context of research to provide cork with novel, high added-value applications.

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Section: Insulation Corkboardmentioning

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Section: Pharmacological Potentialmentioning

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Cork: properties, capabilities and applications

Silva¹,

Sabino²,

Fernandes³

et al. 2008

International Materials Reviews

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“…Cork is one of the most versatile natural raw materials known. Cork is a very lightweight material, elastic and flexible and impermeable to gases or liquids, imperishable and good electric insulator, as well as thermal, sound and vibration insulator [ 1 ] and a dielectric material. As a cellular material its unique properties arise from its closed cell structure (see Figure 1 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Its friction (anti-sliding) properties make it also good for floor coverings or in handles. Today cork products are used for thermal insulation in refrigerators and rockets, acoustic insulation in submarines and recording studios, seals and joints in woodwind instruments and combustion engines, and as energy-absorbing medium in flooring, shoes and packaging, and of course as stoppers [ 1 ].…”

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Cork Composites: A Review

Gil

2009

Materials

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Cork is a material which has been used for mankind for the last 5,000 years and it is a strategic material used for multiple applications, from wine bottles to aeronautics. Many of current cork materials are composites, in particular cork materials for floor and wall coverings and several other building and industrial applications. Recent developments in cork research have shifted from the classical cork-wine relationship to quality and environmental issues, exploitation of cork industry residues and new cork based materials. In recent years a number of new cork based composite materials were developed.

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“…It also has anti-sliding properties which make it also excellent for floor coverings or handles. Today cork products are used for thermal insulation in refrigerators, cooling chambers, and rockets, acoustic insulation in submarines, theaters, and recording studios, seals and joints in woodwind instruments, combustion engines, and concrete constructions, and as energy-absorbing medium in floor coverings, shoes, and packaging, and as stoppers (Gil and Moiteiro, 2003 ).…”

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