Investigation on Natural Waste Fibers from Dried Paddy Straw as a Sustainable Acoustic Absorber

• Main Author: Putra, Azma
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/7672/1/Paddy_fibers_IEEE2011.pdf; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/7672/; http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6032030

The use of synthetic materials as acoustic absorbers is still applied extensively in building industry. These non-biodegradable materials do not only cause pollution to the environment, but also contribute significantly in increasing the CO2 causing the effect of global warming. Therefore resear...