Acoustical sustainable materials, either natural or made from recycled materials, are quite
often a valid alternative to traditional synthetic materials. The production of these materials …

On a global scale, millions of tons of diverse agricultural residues are generated annually.
Most of these wastes are burned or dumped in landfills, which causes environmental …

This article is devoted to the acoustical properties of hemp concrete, a “green” building
material. In the study, hemp concretes made of different binders and different kinds of …

According to the definition of sustainability, a product can be considered sustainable if its
production enables the resources from which it was made to continue to be available for …

The use of material waste, coming from the fibers of fluff (a textile residue from grounded end
of life tires, ELTs), in the manufacture of sound absorber products, can help to combat two …

This study presents the data elements to develop a new processing route to transform
elastomeric waste residue (particulates) into acoustic and thermal insulation materials that …

Carpets are multilayer mixtures of different polymers and inorganic fillers that are difficult
and costly to reprocess upon disposal. About 400 000 tonnes of carpets are sent to landfill in …

A recycled textile materials were thermo physically characterized in terms of thermal
conductivity and diffusivity. Two samples waste linter (WL) and tablecloth (WT) were …

Eco-materials employed to reduce noise are used either independently or as components of
complex composite materials, which are a growing area of research. These eco-materials …

A higher amount of post industrial and post consumer fiber waste has been accumulated,
due to the growth in world population, overall improvement of living standards and global …