Sustainable Acoustic Material Investigation Using Fruit Seeds


Tarman D., Sü Gül Z.

24th International Congress on Acoustics, ICA 2022, Gyeongju, Güney Kore, 24 - 28 Ekim 2022, (Tam Metin Bildiri) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Gyeongju
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Güney Kore
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: acoustic panel, fruit seeds, impedance tube, Sound absorption, sustainable materials
  • TED Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

In order to reduce the carbon footprint due to currently applied sound absorptive materials in the building construction industry, alternative sustainable systems are investigated in this research. By re-using the waste fruit seeds that are abundant in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, a composite panel system is developed to be applied in buildings as a fine finish surface, like a wall or ceiling panel. The raw material is composed of various fruit seeds including cherry, watermelon, olive, etc. As a natural adhesive, the wood resin is combined with wood fire ash. The efficacy of the adhesive property is the subject of natural adhesive research Wood glue is utilized as an alternative to other adhesive materials; it is regarded to be more efficient in material production due to its practicality and accessibility. The varied combinations of seeds, tree resin and tree glue has been tested through impedance tube measurements and sound absorption coefficient data are acquired. The results indicate that the panels out of seeds joined with proper adhesives have a potential to be applied as sound absorptive decorative systems in interior spaces. The study is ongoing to alternative porous adhesives.