ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Analysis of the Influence of Thickness and Density on Acoustic Absorption of Materials Made from Used Cigarette Butts.
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- Analysis of Some Empirical Equations for Modeling Sound Absorption of Porous Absorbers.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Analysis of effect of thickness and surface treatment on sound transmission loss characteristics of natural fibres.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Investigation into the Acoustic Properties of Polylactic Acid Sound-Absorbing Panels Manufactured by 3D Printing Technology: The Influence of Nozzle Diameters and Internal Configurations.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Sound Absorption Performance and Mechanical Properties of the 3D-Printed Bio-Degradable Panels.Polymers · 2023Article
- A comprehensive review on triple R eco-management strategies to reduce, reuse and recycle of hazardous cigarette butts.Heliyon · 2023Review
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Abstract
The effects of the density and thickness of samples made from used cigarette butts on acoustic characteristics were analyzed in this study. All the analyzed samples showed high acoustic performance, indicating that the fabrication of acoustic absorbing material may be a good use for this problematic waste (due to its toxicity, continuous generation, lack of recycling method, etc.). An increase in either density or thickness shifted the absorption characteristics of the samples to lower frequencies and increased the overall absorption. The relationships of the frequency and value of the maximum absorption coefficient with thickness and/or density were analyzed. The shift of the maximum absorption coefficient value due to varying thickness is in good agreement with previous studies.
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