[HTML][HTML] Wood chip sound absorbers: Measurements and models

M Lashgari, E Taban, MJ SheikhMozafar, P Soltan… - Applied Acoustics, 2024 - Elsevier
Normal incidence absorption coefficient spectra of samples made from glued wood chips
have been measured for various mesh sizes, bulk densities, thicknesses, and air gaps …

[HTML][HTML] Physico-mechanical and morphological behavior of hydrothermally treated plant fibers in cementitious composites

EK Ezugwu, J Calabria-Holley, K Paine - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
There is an increasing interest in using natural fibers to replace synthetic fibers in fiber
cement composites. However, the hydrophilicity and geometric instability of natural fibers …

A green dual function engineering material—sound absorption and heat insulation based on water hyacinth fiber and waste palm oil

J Tengsuthiwat, S Limrungruengrat, N Sukhawipat - Fibers and Polymers, 2023 - Springer
A green dual function engineering material, sound absorption and heat insulation from water
hyacinth fiber (WHF) and used palm oil-based polyurethane adhesive composite, has been …

Acoustical, Thermal, and Mechanical Performance of Typha Latifolia Fiber Panels: Experimental Evaluation and Modeling for Sustainable Building Applications

SK Khosro, P Soltani, MJ SheikhMozafari… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Using natural fibers is a practical method for achieving the best possible levels of both
acoustic and thermal comfort in residential and office environments. The present study …

Fabrication of sound absorption gypsum/hempcrete composite with robust antistatic electricity by Taguchi optimization method

Y Chen, Z Yin, X Tang - Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Hempcrete is a sustainable bio-composite consisting of the woody component of hemp stalk,
and lime blended with water. Hempcrete has been considered as an eco-friendly alternative …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating Polylactic Acid Foam–Plant Fiber Composites for Sound Absorption and Insulation

F Rotini, L Fiorineschi, L Conti, G Rossi - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study explores the acoustic properties of composite biomaterials using a polylactic acid
(PLA) matrix reinforced by plant fibers for sound insulation applications. Acoustic tests …

Sound absorption performance of corncob/hemp composite fabric material

Y Zhu, X Ye, J Huang, Z Deng… - Textile Research …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Agro-industrial waste corncob was used to develop a new thin corncob/hemp composite
fabric (CHCF) material to improve the sound absorption performance of fiber materials …

[PDF][PDF] Enhancing the durability of natural plant fibres in cementitious composites with hydrothermal treatment and application of silica-based coatings

EK Ezugwu - 2023 - researchportal.bath.ac.uk
The sustainable conservation and utilization of nature and its resources in the built
environment can mitigate against global warming. This can be achieved by recycling and …

Sound absorbers from walnut shell waste: measurement and models

K Attenborough, M Sheikmozafari… - INTER-NOISE and …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
Waste walnut shells have been cleaned, dried, chopped, glued, pressed, and molded to
form porous cylinders for measurement of normal incidence sound absorption coefficient …