Exploring the potential of sheep wool as an eco-friendly insulation material: A comprehensive review and analytical ranking

S Hetimy, N Megahed, OA Eleinen… - Sustainable Materials and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Amidst growing environmental concerns and an escalating awareness of climate change,
the choice of insulation materials has gained vital importance in shaping sustainable …

Animal-based waste for building acoustic applications: A review

MA Oliveira, J António - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Acoustic comfort is essential to human health and well-being in both natural and built
environments. In the workplace, for example, ensuring a better sound environment is of …

Acoustic performance of sound absorbing materials produced from wool of local mountain sheep

K Kobiela-Mendrek, M Bączek, J Broda, M Rom… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wool of mountain sheep, treated nowadays as a waste or troublesome byproduct of sheep
husbandry, was used for the production of sound-absorbing materials. Felts of two different …

Sustainable sheep wool/soy protein biocomposites for sound absorption

M Urdanpilleta, I Leceta, P Guerrero, K de la Caba - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The wool fibers of the Latxa sheep breed were combined with a soy protein isolate (SPI)
matrix to develop sustainable biocomposites with acoustic properties, adding value to Latxa …

Acoustical and Thermal Characterization of Insulating Materials Made from Wool and Sugarcane Bagasse

MH Beheshti, A Firoozi, M Jafarizaveh… - Journal of Natural …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Utilizing agricultural waste and natural fibers minimizes environmental impact and can
improve the acoustic and thermal conditions of buildings. Natural fibers can be an …

Investigation of Physical Properties of Polymer Composites Filled with Sheep Wool

M Vasina, P Straznicky, P Hrbacek, S Rusnakova… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Sheep farmers are currently facing an oversupply of wool and a lack of willing buyers. Due
to low prices, sheep wool is often either dumped, burned, or sent to landfills, which are …

Flexural performance of UHPC sandwich panels with UHPC-filled stainless steel pipe shear connectors

L Ke, X Wu, B Yan, W Li, Y Li - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
A type of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) sandwich panel with UHPC-filled
stainless steel pipe connectors (USPSPC) has been developed, demonstrating exceptional …

[PDF][PDF] Sustainable Sheep Wool/Soy Protein Biocomposites for Sound Absorption. Polymers 2022, 14, 5231

M Urdanpilleta, I Leceta, P Guerrero, K de la Caba - 2022 - researchgate.net
The wool fibers of the Latxa sheep breed were combined with a soy protein isolate (SPI)
matrix to develop sustainable biocomposites with acoustic properties, adding value to Latxa …

Manufacturing and utilization of novel sustainable composites using pulled wool fibers waste from leather tanneries: Mechanical, physical, and dynamic …

M Nassef, AM Elbasyoni, AA Badr… - Journal of Industrial …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper introduces a novel composite from discarded pulled wool fibers as a sustainable
alternative to commercial particleboard and medium density fiberboard (MDF). The …

Acoustic properties of wool: sound insulation properties of wool fiber

H Maleki, H Barani - The Wool Handbook, 2024 - Elsevier
Noise pollution is considered an important environmental problem in today's modern cities
that may have some adverse effects on human life. The application of sound-absorbing and …