Laia Haurie

Dr. Laia Haurie

Department of Architectural Technology, Barcelona School of Building Construction (EPSEB), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC BarcelonaTech), Av. Doctor Marañon 44, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Academic Career Length

22Years (2005-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 June 2007 in Polymer Degradation and Stability
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Laia HaurieLaia Haurie
Laia Haurie
Ana Inés FernándezAna Inés Fernández
Ana Inés Fernández
José Ignacio VelascoJosé Ignacio Velasco
José Ignacio Velasco
JCJosep Maria Chimenos
Josep Maria Chimenos
JCJosé-Marie Lopez Cuesta
José-Marie Lopez Cuesta
FEFerran Espiell
Ferran Espiell

1 May 2006 in Polymer Degradation and Stability
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Laia HaurieLaia Haurie
Laia Haurie
Ana Inés FernándezAna Inés Fernández
Ana Inés Fernández
José Ignacio VelascoJosé Ignacio Velasco
José Ignacio Velasco
JCJosep Maria Chimenos
Josep Maria Chimenos
JCJosé-Marie Lopez Cuesta
José-Marie Lopez Cuesta
FEFerran Espiell
Ferran Espiell


1 March 2014 in Composites Part B: Engineering
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Vera RealinhoVera Realinho
Vera Realinho
Laia HaurieLaia Haurie
Laia Haurie
MAMarcelo Antunes
Marcelo Antunes
José Ignacio VelascoJosé Ignacio Velasco
José Ignacio Velasco

1 March 2011 in Thermochimica Acta
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Joan Formosa MitjansJoan Formosa Mitjans
Joan Formosa Mitjans
JCJosep Maria Chimenos
Josep Maria Chimenos
ALAna Maria Maria Lacasta Lacasta
Ana Maria Maria Lacasta Lacasta
Laia HaurieLaia Haurie
Laia Haurie

12 January 2018 in Materials
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APAnabel Palacios
Anabel Palacios
AGAlvaro de Gracia
Alvaro de Gracia
Laia HaurieLaia Haurie
Laia Haurie
Luisa F. CabezaLuisa F. Cabeza
Luisa F. Cabeza
Ana Inés FernándezAna Inés Fernández
Ana Inés Fernández
Camila BarrenecheCamila Barreneche
Camila Barreneche
The implementation of organic phase change materials (PCMs) in several applications such as heating and cooling or building comfort is an important target in thermal energy storage (TES). However, one of the major drawbacks of organic PCMs implementation is flammability. The addition of flame retardants to PCMs or shape-stabilized PCMs is one of the approaches to address this problem and improve their final deployment in the building material sector. In this study, the most common organic PCM, Paraffin RT-21, and fatty acids mixtures of capric acid (CA), myristic acid (MA), and palmitic acid (PA) in bulk, were tested to improve their fire reaction. Several flame retardants, such as ammonium phosphate, melamine phosphate, hydromagnesite, magnesium hydroxide, and aluminum hydroxide, were tested. The properties of the improved PCM with flame retardants were characterized by thermogravimetric analyses (TGA), the dripping test, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The results for the dripping test show that fire retardancy was considerably enhanced by the addition of hydromagnesite (50 wt %) and magnesium hydroxide (50 wt %) in fatty acids mixtures. This will help the final implementation of these enhanced PCMs in building sector. The influence of the addition of flame retardants on the melting enthalpy and temperatures of PCMs has been evaluated.