@ARTICLE{10.21494/ISTE.OP.2023.1017, 

TITLE={Characterization and thermal performance of Furcraea Foetida fibers and pineapple mash as loose-fill insulating material}, 
  
AUTHOR={Hélène Caillet
, Julie Bascaules
, Youssoufou Mahaman
, Patrick Rousset
, Jean-François Martin
, Laetitia Adelard
, Olivier Marc, }, 
	
JOURNAL={Entropy: Thermodynamics – Energy – Environment – Economy }, 
	
VOLUME={4}, 

NUMBER={Special issue}, 
	
YEAR={2023}, 

URL={https://openscience.fr/Characterization-and-thermal-performance-of-Furcraea-Foetida-fibers-and}, 
	
DOI={10.21494/ISTE.OP.2023.1017}, 
	
ISSN={2634-1476}, 
	
ABSTRACT={In Reunion Island, agricultural waste from pineapple cultivation and Furcraea Foetida (a pestilence also known as choka) are not currently valorized. In the construction sector, non-biosourced thermal insulation has a significant environmental impact, despite being essential for reducing the energy consumption of buildings. In this study, we are interested in the valorization of these waste products through fibers extraction for the production of loose-fill thermal insulation. The objectives are (i) to characterize choka leaf fibers, (ii) to evaluate the thermal conductivity of an insulator produced from choka fibers and (iii) to evaluate the thermal conductivity of a loose-fill insulator produced from pineapple leaf mash as a function of density. The minimum thermal conductivities obtained are 0.066 W/m.K for choka fiber insulation (density 0.022) and 0.058 W/m.K for pineapple leaf mash insulation (density 0.159).}}