scholarly journals Characterization of New Sustainable Acoustic Solutions in a Reduced Sized Transmission Chamber

Buildings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romina del Rey ◽  
Jesús Alba ◽  
Juan Rodríguez ◽  
Laura Bertó
Keyword(s):  
Composite Fiber ◽  
Sound Insulation ◽  
Green Composite ◽  
Financial Investment ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Airborne Sound ◽  
Acoustic Insulation ◽  
New Material ◽  
Research Stage

In order to assess the airborne sound insulation of a new material or building solution, access to standardized laboratories, large and expensive facilities, and a sample area of at least 10 m2 are required. At the research and development stages of new sustainable acoustic materials for construction, it is not easy to make large sample areas available. Moreover, the financial investment in acoustic testing of materials during the research stage in standardized laboratories is excessive. In this work, the assessment of the airborne sound insulation of multi-layer partitions designed with new sustainable materials is presented. The assessed solutions are formed by green composite fiber boards as lightweight elements and a new material designed from sheep wool as absorbent material. The results of these 100% recyclable solutions are compared with lightweight element based solutions, which are commonly used for acoustic insulation. Characterization of those new sustainable solutions for building is leveraged in a reduced sized transmission chamber. The design, construction, and validation of this kind of laboratory are provided. This laboratory enables the assessment of the airborne sound insulation of a material in its research stage.

Processing Technologies for Green Composites Production

2016 ◽  
pp. 24-47
Author(s):  
Deepak Verma ◽  
Garvit Joshi ◽  
Rajneesh Dabral
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Green Composites ◽  
Green Composite ◽  
Processing Technologies ◽  
High Mechanical Strength ◽  
Transfer Molding ◽  
Molding Method ◽  
Properties And Characterization ◽  
New Material

Green composites became a most important and adaptable theme of research. This area/theme not only harness the agricultural wastes such as bagasse fibres, banana fibres, etc. but also provides a new material manufactured from these wastes which are reduced weight, have low cost, and have high mechanical strength. Currently, there are various methods available for the processing or fabrication of green composites. Some of these methods are hand layup method, injection molding method, spray-up method, compression molding, Resin-Transfer Molding (RTM), etc. In this chapter, we are discussing about the fabrication method of green composite and their important parameters. Various properties and characterization of composite materials made by these methods have also been discussed and reported here.

scholarly journals Mechanical Characterization of Lightweight Foamed Concrete

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcin Kozłowski ◽  
Marta Kadela
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Waste Utilization ◽  
Sound Insulation ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Freezing And Thawing ◽  
Acoustic Insulation ◽  
Foamed Concrete

Foamed concrete shows excellent physical characteristics such as low self weight, relatively high strength and superb thermal and acoustic insulation properties. It allows for minimal consumption of aggregate, and by replacement of a part of cement by fly ash, it contributes to the waste utilization principles. For many years, the application of foamed concrete has been limited to backfill of retaining walls, insulation of foundations and roof tiles sound insulation. However, during the last few years, foamed concrete has become a promising material for structural purposes. A series of tests was carried out to examine mechanical properties of foamed concrete mixes without fly ash and with fly ash content. In addition, the influence of 25 cycles of freezing and thawing on the compressive strength was investigated. The apparent density of hardened foamed concrete is strongly correlated with the foam content in the mix. An increase of the density of foamed concrete results in a decrease of flexural strength. For the same densities, the compressive strength obtained for mixes containing fly ash is approximately 20% lower in comparison to the specimens without fly ash. Specimens subjected to 25 freeze-thaw cycles show approximately 15% lower compressive strengths compared to the untreated specimens.

Processing Technologies for Green Composites Production

2017 ◽  
pp. 499-518
Author(s):  
Deepak Verma ◽  
Garvit Joshi ◽  
Rajneesh Dabral
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Green Composites ◽  
Green Composite ◽  
Processing Technologies ◽  
High Mechanical Strength ◽  
Transfer Molding ◽  
Molding Method ◽  
Properties And Characterization ◽  
New Material

Green composites became a most important and adaptable theme of research. This area/theme not only harness the agricultural wastes such as bagasse fibres, banana fibres, etc. but also provides a new material manufactured from these wastes which are reduced weight, have low cost, and have high mechanical strength. Currently, there are various methods available for the processing or fabrication of green composites. Some of these methods are hand layup method, injection molding method, spray-up method, compression molding, Resin-Transfer Molding (RTM), etc. In this chapter, we are discussing about the fabrication method of green composite and their important parameters. Various properties and characterization of composite materials made by these methods have also been discussed and reported here.

Characterization of a monolayer graphitic structure

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 760-761
Author(s):  
X. Lin ◽  
X. K. Wang ◽  
V. P. Dravid ◽  
J. B. Ketterson ◽  
R. P. H. Chang
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Single Layer ◽  
Synthesis Process ◽  
Graphitic Structure ◽  
Positive Gaussian Curvature ◽  
Graphitic Sheet ◽  
Structural And Electronic Properties ◽  
New Material ◽  
Hexagonal Network

For small curvatures of a graphitic sheet, carbon atoms can maintain their preferred sp2 bonding while allowing the sheet to have various three-dimensional geometries, which may have exotic structural and electronic properties. In addition the fivefold rings will lead to a positive Gaussian curvature in the hexagonal network, and the sevenfold rings cause a negative one. By combining these sevenfold and fivefold rings with sixfold rings, it is possible to construct complicated carbon sp2 networks. Because it is much easier to introduce pentagons and heptagons into the single-layer hexagonal network than into the multilayer network, the complicated morphologies would be more common in the single-layer graphite structures. In this contribution, we report the observation and characterization of a new material of monolayer graphitic structure by electron diffraction, HREM, EELS.The synthesis process used in this study is reported early. We utilized a composite anode of graphite and copper for arc evaporation in helium.

scholarly journals Design and Characterization of Gypsum Mortars Dosed with Polyurethane Foam Waste PFW

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Santamaría Vicario ◽  
Lourdes Alameda Cuenca-Romero ◽  
Sara Gutiérrez González ◽  
Verónica Calderón Carpintero ◽  
Ángel Rodríguez Saiz
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Polyurethane Foam ◽  
Industrial Waste ◽  
Vapour Permeability ◽  
Polyurethane Waste ◽  
New Material ◽  
Technical Specifications ◽  
Mechanical Strengths

The properties and the behaviour of plaster mortars designed with Polyurethane Foam Waste (PFW) are studied in this investigation. A characterization of the mixtures is completed, in accordance with the technical specifications of European Norms. The incorporation of polyurethane waste foam can yield porous and lighter mortars, with better resistance to water-vapour permeability, although with weaker mechanical strength and higher levels of absorbency. Nevertheless, suitable mechanical strengths were achieved, resulting in a new material that is compliant with the requirements of the construction industry. The use of PFW in the the manufacture of gypsum mortars for construction reduces the consumption of natural resources and, at the same time, recovers an industrial waste that is otherwise difficult to recycle.

scholarly journals Assessment of the airborne sound insulation from mobility vibration measurements; a hybrid experimental numerical approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 432 ◽  
pp. 680-698 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.B. Roozen ◽  
Q. Leclère ◽  
D. Urbán ◽  
T. Méndez Echenagucia ◽  
P. Block ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Approach ◽  
Sound Insulation ◽  
Vibration Measurements ◽  
Airborne Sound

Highly Selective Separation and Enrichment of Phosphopeptides by Uranyl-Salophen Immobilized Silica Gel Material

2015 ◽  
Vol 1095 ◽  
pp. 341-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Can Hui Xu ◽  
Guang Liang Zhang ◽  
Xin Zhou ◽  
Xi Lin Xiao ◽  
Chang Ming Nie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Silica Gel ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
High Selectivity ◽  
Separation Efficiency ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Tetradentate Ligand ◽  
Peptide Mixtures ◽  
New Material ◽  
Solid Phase Material

The characterization of phosphoproteins requires highly specific methods for the separation and enrichment of phosphopeptides. Here we report a novel metal ion-immobilized solid phase material for the separation and enrichment of phosphopeptides. The material is uranyl-salophen-silica gel (USSG) particles in which salophen is a tetradentate ligand of uranyl ion. In USSG salophen is connected on the surface of silica gel and uranyl is bound on the surface through its coordination with salophen. Phosphopeptides can be selectively retained by USSG because uranyl-salophen can bind phosphate moiety with strong affinity and high selectivity. The new material USSG has been successfully used for the separation of phosphopeptides from peptide mixtures with the separation efficiency of 97.0% to 97.4%.

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