Recycled Materials for Sound Absorbing Applications

Abstract:

The use of recycled materials to replace natural and artificial materials represents an interesting and real possibility for all industrial sectors to contribute to the reduction of the amount of waste disposed of and non-renewable resources consumed. This study reports the results of the measurements of the sound absorption coefficient carried out on specimens obtained from the recycling of different materials. A sustainable development of our planet requires us to adopt materials recycling policies to ensure the economical use of resources. Two types of materials have been studied: material obtained from the recycling of plastic bottles, and a material obtained from the recycling of asphalt milled. Both materials showed interesting sound absorption performances covering different frequency ranges.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1034)
• Pages: 169-175
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1034.169
• Online since: June 2021
• Authors: Giuseppe Ciaburro*
• Keywords: Absorbent Asphalts, Acoustic Measurements, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Porous Materials, Recycled Material, Recycled Paper, Sound Absorption Coefficient

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