Assumptions made in a variety of models corresponding to comparable observations in experimental biobased foams^{13–24,26,27,41–43,47,48,54,62,64,73,106,113,116,122,123}.

Assumption	References	Experiment observation	References
Cells have a uniform size distribution	42, 43, 47, 106, 113 and 122	Cells have a uniform size distribution	13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 62 and 123
		Cells have a bimodal size distribution	41 and 73
Cells are generally spherical (isotropic)	42, 43, 47, 48, 106 and 122	Cells are spherical (isotropic)	16, 17, 18, 23, 41 and 73
		Cells are oblong or cylindrical (anisotropic)	15, 20, 22, 54, and73
Cells are closed	42, 43, 47, 48, 106, 113 and 122	Cells are fully closed	17, 18, 22, 24, 41, 73 and 123
		Closed cell structure with significant portion of cells having ruptured walls	13, 16, 20, 21 and 54
		Cells are open	27, 62 and 64
Radiation is ignored	48	Radiation is a significant component	23 and 24
Consider only foam structure and primary material	42, 43, 47, 48, 106, 113, 116 and 122	Thermal conductivity changes with presence of additives or blends	13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24, 27, 41, 54, 64 and 123
		Foam structure changes with presence of additives or blends	15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24, 27, 41, 54, 64 and 123