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 …

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 …

Sound absorption and thermal insulation performance of sustainable fruit stone panels

MJ SheikhMozafari, E Taban, P Soltani, M Faridan… - Applied Acoustics, 2024 - Elsevier
The sound absorption and thermal insulation behavior of panels made of different fruit
stones, including peach, apricot, plum, date, and black cherry, were investigated. To this …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of sustainable building materials obtained from textile waste: From laboratory prototypes to real-world manufacturing processes

C Rubino, S Liuzzi, P Stefanizzi, F Martellotta - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The limited availability of natural resources and the environmental impacts related to their
extraction are the main reasons for develo** construction materials using industrial …

Utilizing discarded face masks to fabricate sustainable high-performance panels for enhanced building thermal and acoustic comfort

Z Dehdashti, P Soltani, E Taban - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to design, fabricate, and optimize fibrous panels made of discarded
polypropylene face masks (FMs) for application in sound absorption and thermal insulation …

[HTML][HTML] Planting sustainability: A comprehensive review of plant fibres in needle-punching nonwovens

R Marques, C Oliveira, JC Araújo, DM Chaves… - Textiles, 2024 - mdpi.com
Natural fibres have garnered substantial attention because of their eco-friendly attributes
and versatility, offering a sustainable alternative to synthetic ones. This review surveys plant …

Optimisation of energy and life cycle costs via building envelope: a BIM approaches

M Altaf, WS Alalaoul, MA Musarat, AA Abdelaziz… - Environment …, 2024 - Springer
A surge in energy demand driven by the growing number of buildings and insufficient
attention to sustainable and optimised energy-saving procedures are likely to threaten the …

Investigation of thermal conductivity and sound absorption properties of rice straw fiber/polylactic acid biocomposite material

M Agirgan, AO Agirgan, V Taskin - Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In the last decade, there has been an increasing trend in the use of agricultural wastes as
reinforcements for high value-added composite materials as an ecological approach. In our …

Peracetic acid bleaching of banana fibre: Process optimisation

SN Chattopadhyay, KK Samanta… - Coloration …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Banana is an important commercially available natural fibre, suitable for making coarse
yarns. It has also potential for making fine home and apparel textiles after requisite chemical …

Applications of nettle fibre in textile: a brief review

KK Samanta, AN Roy, H Baite, S Debnath… - 2021 - indianjournals.com
Nettle fibre production in Europe began in the 19th century and during the First and Second
World Wars nettle fibre was promoted as a substitute for cotton. In the 1940s, about 500 ha …