Acoustic properties of polypropylene composites reinforced with stone groundwood


Autoria(s): López, Joan Pere; El Mansouri, Nour-Eddine; Alba, Jesus; Rey, Romina del; Mutjé Pujol, Pere; Vilaseca Morera, Fabiola
Data(s)

05/03/2013

Resumo

Currently, acoustic isolation is one of the problems raised with building construction in Spain. The publication of the Basic Document for the protection against noise of the Technical Building Code has increased the demand of comfort for citizens. This has created the need to seek new composite materials that meet the new required acoustical building codes. In this paper we report the results of the newly developed composites that are able to improve the acoustic isolation of airborne noise. These composites were prepared from polypropylene (PP) reinforced with mechanical pulp fibers from softwood (Pinus radiata). Mechanical and acoustical properties of the composites from mechanical pulp (MP) and polypropylene (PP) have been investigated and compared to fiberglass (FG) composites. MP composites had lower tensile properties compared with FG composites, although these properties can be improved by incorporation of a coupling agent. The results of acoustical properties of MP composites were reported and compared with the conventional composites based on fiberglass and gypsum plasterboards. Finally, we suggest the application of MP composites as a light-weight building material to reduce acoustic transmitions

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10256/7587

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

North Carolina State University

Direitos

Tots els drets reservats

Palavras-Chave #Polipropilè #Compostos termoplàstics #Thermoplastic composites #Aïllament acústic #Soundproofing #Polypropylene
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article

info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion