Characteristics of Agro Waste Fibers as New Thermal Insulation and Sound Absorbing Materials: Hybrid of Date Palm Tree Leaves and Wheat Straw Fibers

New novel biodegradable natural thermal insulation materials are manufactured from agro-waste materials such as date palm tree leaves and wheat straw fibers as a potential use in buildings' insulation. Ten fiberboards are prepared, where three of them are loose leaves and the remaining are boun...

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Published in:Journal of natural fibers 2022-12, Vol.19 (13), p.6576-6594
Main Authors: Ali, M., Alabdulkarem, A., Nuhait, A., Al-Salem, K., Iannace, G., Almuzaiqer, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorbers (materials)
Absorption
Absorptivity
Acoustic absorption
acoustic analysis
Adhesives
Agricultural wastes
Binders
Biodegradability
Biodegradation
Date palm leaves
Fibers
hybrid date palm leaves/wheat straw fibers
Insulation
Leaves
Sound
Sound transmission
Straw
Thermal conductivity
thermal conductivity measurements
Thermal insulation
Thermal stability
thermogravimetric analysis
Waste materials
Wheat
Wheat straw
wheat straw fibers
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声学分析
杂交椰枣叶/麦秸纤维
椰枣叶
热导率测量
热重分析
麦草纤维
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Summary:New novel biodegradable natural thermal insulation materials are manufactured from agro-waste materials such as date palm tree leaves and wheat straw fibers as a potential use in buildings' insulation. Ten fiberboards are prepared, where three of them are loose leaves and the remaining are bound boards. These bound boards can be classified as either single fibers or hybrid. Cornstarch and wood adhesive are used as binders for the fibers. The Thermal conductivity are measured for all fiberboards and found to be in the range 0.045-0.065 W/m K at temperatures 10-60°C, respectively. The Sound absorption coefficient is greater than 0.6 for frequencies greater than 900 Hz for almost all boards, which indicates a very good sound absorption behavior for these hybrid materials. Date palm tree leaves are found to be thermally stable up to about 213°C. Three-point bending tests are also conducted for the hybrid bound boards. The results indicate the potential use of such novel bound fiberboards and their new hybrid ones as new natural materials for thermal insulation and sound absorbing.
ISSN:1544-0478
1544-046X
DOI:10.1080/15440478.2021.1929647