Development of nonwoven composites from recycled cotton/polyester apparel waste materials for sound absorbing and insulating properties. (September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sakthivel, S.; Senthil Kumar, S.; Melese, Bahiru; Mekonnen, Seblework; Solomon, Eshetu; Edae, Ashenafi; Abedom, Fasika; Gedilu, Mekdes
• Is Part Of: Applied acoustics. Volume 180(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-09
• Subjects: Acoustic -- Sound absorption coefficients -- Nonwoven -- Impedance tube -- Recycled waste materials; Acoustical engineering -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 620.2
• DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108126
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-682X

Abstract

Abstract: The acoustic comfort is closely related to the concept of sound absorption and includes the protection against noise. This paper presents an experimental study on sound absorption coefficients, for recycled nonwoven composite materials: waste materials (Recycled textile waste cotton/polyester nonwoven fabrics) the blending ratio of raw materials is 60: 40 mixed with rigid polyurethane foam as binder. The nonwoven composite materials were characterized both acoustically (sound absorption coefficient SAC) and also in terms of heat transfer (thermal conductivity). The acoustic absorption coefficient was determined using the impedance tube method according to the ASTM Standard (ASTM E 1050). And the influence of structure of these materials on the sound absorbing properties was analyzed. The experimental results show the sound absorption performances of nonwoven composites based on recycled waste materials, thus promoting environmentally friendly solutions.'.