Use of sea waste to enhance sustainability in composite materials: a review

C Santulli, C Fragassa, A Pavlovic… - Journal of Marine Science …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The term “sea waste” generally refers to any solid, liquid, or gaseous material or substance
that is discarded, disposed of, or abandoned in the ocean, sea, or any other body of salty …

Research on lignin-modified flexible polyurethane foam and its application in sound absorption

X Zhao, Y Liu, Y Lv, M Liu - Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Lignin is a sustainable biomass resource with abundant hydroxyl groups that holds great
promise for use as a feedstock for polyurethane foam production. Therefore, the flexible …

Effect of density and thickness of flexible polyurethane foam on the performance of triboelectric nanogenerators

AA Maamoun, AA Mahmoud, DM Naeim, M Arafa… - Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) offer an attractive approach for energy harvesting for
self-powered devices. Improving the output performance of TENGs depends on many …

Valorization of eggshell waste in designing flexible polyurethane-based piezoelectric composite materials for ultrasonic transducers

AA Maamoun, MAY Barakat, AEAA El-Wakil… - Journal of Polymer …, 2023 - Springer
In this study, we have prepared a new formulation from flexible polyurethane/calcined waste
eggshell (FPU/CWES) composites as a novel piezoelectric foam material for transducer …

Mechanical behavior of basalt-reinforced epoxy composites modified with biomass-derived seashell powder

A Hiremath, SY Nayak, SS Heckadka… - Biomass Conversion and …, 2023 - Springer
The effect of resin modification through the incorporation of the biomass waste in the form of
seashell powder on the mechanical properties of basalt fiber–reinforced epoxy/seashell …

Experimental evidences of nonlinear programmable electroacoustic loudspeaker

CE da Silveira Zanin, A Labetoulle… - Building …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
A two degrees-of-freedom system coupling an acoustical mode of a closed tube to an
electroacoustic loudspeaker is considered. A model-inversion technique is presented to …

Halloysite-decorated mechanically robust polyurethane nanocomposite foams for acoustic relevance

AA Maamoun, A Elkhateeb… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Noise pollution affects human health and the environment. In this study, halloysite nanoclay
(HNC) was employed as a bio-nanofiller with different ratios (1–5 wt%) to improve the …

Improving the acoustic performance of flexible polyurethane foam using biochar modified by (3-aminopropyl) trimethoxysilane coupling agent

AA Maamoun, RM Abouomar, TM El-Basheer… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study aims to investigate the potential of integrating natural biochar (BC) derived from
eggshell waste into flexible polyurethane (FPU) foam to enhance its mechanical and …

Eco-conscious upcycling of sugarcane bagasse into flexible polyurethane foam for mechanical & acoustic relevance

EA El-Metwaly, HE Mohamed, TM El-Basheer… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This study explores the use of sugarcane bagasse (SCB), a byproduct of sugarcane
processing, as a bio-filler in the production of flexible polyurethane foam (FPU), focusing on …

Evaluation of the attenuation mechanism of the noise reduction performance of polyurethane porous elastic road surface

K Zhong, C Shao, M Sun, X Tian - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The polyurethane porous elastic road surface (PERS) demonstrates superior noise
reduction performance, primarily due to its porous structure that facilitates effective sound …