Low-density particulate composite based on peanut hulls and castor oil polyurethane resin for use as lining of broiler

• Grant number: 11/03707-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: August 01, 2011
• End date: February 28, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Animal Husbandry
• Principal Investigator: Juliano Fiorelli
• Grantee: Julio Cesar Machado Cravo
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos (FZEA). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Pirassununga , SP, Brazil

Abstract

In this study, it is studying the potential use of agro waste such as peanut hulls in order to add value to this material through the production of composite particles of low density and to evaluate the thermal performance of broiler lined with that panel. To prepare the composite will be used peanut hulls and two-component polyurethane resin based on castor oil. Product quality will be evaluated based on the requirements of normative documents NBR 14.810:1999, ASTM D 1435:1994 and ASTM D 358:1998, through physical and mechanical characteristics and durability. Later we will evaluate the thermal conductivity of the composite according to rules 02:135.07-001 NBR/5:2003 and will produce a numerical model to simulate the internal temperature of poultry houses. (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

CRAVO, Julio Cesar Machado. Composite particles with low density peanut shell, coconut fiber and castor oil polyurethane resin for application as castor lining of poultry houses. 2013. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Zootecnica e Engenharia de Alimentos (FZE/BT) Pirassununga.