Articles and insulating systems include a wicking layer, an incompressible insulation layer, and a water scavenging system comprising a superhydrophobic layer in operative communication with one or more water collecting components.

Product transport containers are disclosed. Such containers can provide one or more advantages compared to existing containers. For example, product transport containers described herein can maintain a product at a desired temperature for an extended period of time, including without the use of an active heating or cooling component. Such product transport containers described herein may also provide improved breathability, thermal insulation, and/or mechanical strength or dimensional stability. Such containers can include a plurality of walls defining an interior volume and a selectively openable side permitting movement of the product into and out of the interior volume of the container. The walls can be formed from a thermoformed non-woven fabric.

A vehicle component unit including a reinforcing open area core layer, a high gloss surface layer, and an encapsulating plastic layer. The reinforcing open area core layer has a first side and an oppositely opposed second side and a first end and an oppositely opposed second end each extending between the first side and the second side. The high gloss surface layer is positioned on the first side of the reinforcing open area core layer. The encapsulating plastic layer has a first end and a second end and is positioned on the second side of the reinforcing open are core layer. The first end and the second end of the encapsulating plastic layer are embedded into the high gloss surface layer with an embedded length L, such that the encapsulating plastic layer covers the first end and the second end of the reinforcing open area core layer.

A multilayer sheet disposed at least between a plurality of heat sources and capable of conducting heat from the heat sources includes: a rubber sheet made of a rubber-like elastic body; heat insulating sheets laminated on both surfaces of the rubber sheet and capable of reducing heat conduction between the plurality of adjacent heat sources; and first heat conductive sheets laminated outside the heat insulating sheets in a separated manner and having more excellent heat conductivity than the rubber sheet and the heat insulating sheets, in which the heat insulating sheets have a bag shape wrapping the rubber sheet, and a cell unit including the multilayer sheet.

A composite board comprising (i) a first foam region; (ii) at least one fragile insulating material; and (iii) a second foam region, where said second foam region is substantially devoid of hydrocarbons.

A method for forming a sleeve for wrapping around and insulating a joint of a downhole tubing string is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a mold, applying insulation around the mold, winding an interfacing material around the insulation; and applying a polymer onto the interfacing material to bind to the interfacing material to form the sleeve.

The disclosure relates to façade system for a building, in particular an External Thermal Insulation Composite System (ETICS), comprising a thermal and/or acoustic insulation, consisting of at least one insulation element being a bonded mineral fibre product made of mineral fibres, preferably stone wool fibres, and a cured aqueous binder composition, whereby the insulation element is fixed to an outer surface of the building by mechanical fastening elements and/or an adhesive, covered with a rendering, and whereby the aqueous binder composition prior to curing comprises a component (i) in form of one or more oxidized lignins, a component (ii) in form of one or more cross-linkers, a component (iii) in form of one or more plasticizers, and whereby the insulation element has a bulk density between 70 kg/m.sup.3 and 150 kg/m.sup.3.

A heat insulating material (1) includes a heat insulating layer (10) which has a porous structural body, a reinforcing fiber, and nanoparticles of a metal oxide used as a binder, wherein the porous structural body has a skeleton formed by connecting a plurality of particles, has pores inside, and has a hydrophobic portion on at least one surface between a surface and an inside of the porous structural body. The heat insulating layer (10) has a mass loss rate of 10% or less in thermogravimetric analysis held at 500° C. for 30 minutes.

A passivating flexible insulation blanket positionable about a pipe includes an insulation core, an enclosing fabric, and a non-consumable passivator. The insulation core is substantially hydrophobic and includes a microporous material. The enclosing fabric fully encapsulates the insulation core to form a capsule or pouch about the insulation core. The non-consumable passivator is non-consumable such that there is no appreciable change to a mass of the non-consumable passivator after an extended time of activation. The non-consumable passivator is deposited into the insulation core and has a composition soluble in water. The non-consumable passivator includes a leachable component that leaches from the insulation core and is capable of neutralizing acidic components. The leachable component is water soluble and is capable of reacting with a surface of the pipe to form a protective coating on the pipe to aid in inhibiting corrosion formation on the surface of the pipe.

A laminate comprises one or more electrically-conductive layers and one or more electrically-insulative layers coupled to the electrically-conductive layer(s). Each of the electrically-conductive layer(s) can comprise at least 90% by weight of copper. Each of the electrically-insulative layer(s) can comprise a layer of polymeric aerogel. For at least one of opposing front and back surfaces of the laminate, at least a portion of the surface is defined by one of the electrically-conductive layer(s).