Attic Insulation Chicken Feathers

Results of thermal and acoustic insulation tests of chicken feather fibre reinforced epoxy composites sample epoxy resin mass fraction chicken feather fibre mass fraction thermal resistance r m2 k w 1 noise reduction at 500 hz db a1 20 80 0 175 â 0.

Attic insulation chicken feathers.

Aeropowder is an environmentally friendly insulation material made using old chicken feathers. Feathers make up 5 of a chicken s bodyweight and 80 chickens can produce. But two entrepreneurs from london have another potential use case. A fibrous material suitable for further textile processing and a residue containing large feathers and pieces of quill.

In the age of bio design it s important to rethink the way we use waste. Around 900m chickens are slaughtered. After the lightbulb moment masters student elena dieckmann ordered 10kg of chicken feathers and began to experiment using them as. Inspired by chicken feathers and the way they effectively keep chickens warm during winter three students from imperial college london have come up with an impressive solution for energy saving indoor insulation.

The chicken feather fiber was blended with binder fiber sheath core construction and made. Turn the feathers into building insulation. In particular the poultry industry generates a large amount of feather waste that would otherwise go unused. The ability of chickens to stay warm in winter has inspired a new energy efficient home insulation product developed by students at imperial college london.