Thermal insulation is prepared using gelatin foam. Embodiments of gelatin foam insulation which are described include gelatin foam having an anti-wicking agent which is an aromatic compound having as ring substituents: an -NH2 moiety and/or a hydroxyl moiety and also at least two sulfonate moieties. In another embodiment, the gelatin foam is combined with phyllosilicate mineral lamellae for void control and as a shrinkage deterrent. In yet another embodiment, crosslinked gelatin foam is described which has been crosslinked with a melamine/formaldehyde condensation product, a polyfunctional aziridine and/or an epichlorohydrin/polyamide condensation product.
申请公布号
US5457136(A)
申请公布日期
1995.10.10
申请号
US19940288616
申请日期
1994.08.10
申请人
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
发明人
HARTRANFT, G. ROBERT;LENOX, RONALD S.;PUTT, DEAN L.;REMAR, JOSEPH F.;SNYDER, DONALD M.