[HTML][HTML] Recent advances on bast fiber composites: Engineering innovations, applications and perspectives

S Zhu, J Xie, Q Sun, Z Zhang, J Wan, Z Zhou… - Composites Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plant fibers are a class of biomass resources one of most abundant materials on earth. The
bast fiber, as one of the plant fibers with superior specific stiffness and strength, has received …

A comprehensive review of types, properties, treatment methods and application of plant fibers in construction and building materials

MN Amin, W Ahmad, K Khan, A Ahmad - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sustainable development involves the usage of alternative sustainable materials in order to
sustain the excessive depletion of natural resources. Plant fibers, as a “green” material, are …

Sugarcane bagasse waste fibers as novel thermal insulation and sound-absorbing materials for application in sustainable buildings

S Mehrzad, E Taban, P Soltani, SE Samaei… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global warming and noise pollution have emerged as the most serious environmental
problems ever to confront humanity. In recent years, the use of natural fibers as thermal …

Waste corn husk fibers for sound absorption and thermal insulation applications: a step towards sustainable buildings

M Fattahi, E Taban, P Soltani, U Berardi… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the last decade, noise pollution and global warming and their effects on human health
and the environment have received much attention. Building sectors are one of the most …

Acoustic and thermal performance of luffa fiber panels for sustainable building applications

K Halashi, E Taban, P Soltani, S Amininasab… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sound-absorbing and thermal-insulating materials have a noteworthy role in the
performance of buildings. In recent years, there has been a significant focus on utilizing …

Use of date palm waste fibers as sound absorption material

E Taban, S Amininasab, P Soltani, U Berardi… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
An increasing interest in the possibilities of converting agricultural wastes to value-added
products has emerged. Annually, 200,000 tons of date palm waste are generated, which are …

The recycling of surgical face masks as sound porous absorbers: Preliminary evaluation

R Maderuelo-Sanz, P Acedo-Fuentes… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the acoustic efficiency of plastic
surgical face masks. Since the very high number of disposable masks being used globally …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in natural fiber reinforced composite as sound absorber material

M Mohammadi, E Taban, WH Tan, NBC Din… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
In today's modern society, an emerging field that has garnered notable attention pertains to
the management of sound. Effective control measures are needed because of the increase …

Hierarchical pore structure based on cellulose nanofiber/melamine composite foam with enhanced sound absorption performance

L Shen, H Zhang, Y Lei, Y Chen, M Liang, H Zou - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
For the preparation of high-performance sound absorption materials, the fabrication of
hierarchical pore structure has proven to be an effective way. Herein, cellulose nanofiber …

Natural fibro-granular composite as a novel sustainable sound-absorbing material

SE Samaei, U Berardi, E Taban, P Soltani, SM Mousavi - Applied Acoustics, 2021 - Elsevier
An innovative natural fibro-granular composite made of kenaf fibers and waste rice husk
granules is developed and presented in this paper. The optimization of the sound absorption …