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Natural rubber/wood composite foam: Thermal insulation and acoustic isolation materials for construction

2023; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 42; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/02624893231151364

1478-2421

Laura Neves de Alencar, Fábio Friol Guedes de Paiva, Fernando Sérgio Okimoto, Giovani Boaventura Bacarin, Guilherme Dognani, Leandra Oliveira Salmazo, Renivaldo José dos Santos, Flávio Camargo Cabrera, Aldo Eloízo Job,

Cellular and Composite Structures

With the advances in the field of civil construction and the world population growth, the development of policies is necessary for the management and reuse of generated residue. Thus, the present work proposes the use of expanded natural rubber as a polymeric matrix incorporated with eucalyptus filler as a reinforcing filler for the production of composites. Thermal insulation capacity was determined by the transient plane source and acoustic method by impedance tube. NR/W 40 foam showed enhanced the acoustic insulation capacity. The maximum absorption of NR/W 40 was 0.83, at 3257 Hz, which is three times higher than natural rubber foam. Highly inhomogeneous cell structures were observed with large, interconnected pores, improving the acoustic performance. Sound absorption coefficient for natural rubber foam with 40% wood (0.83 ± 0.046) was similar to PU foam (0.97 ± 0.009) with 20 mm in thickness, a density of 47 kg/m 3 and 98% open cell content it is a well-known acoustic absorbent in the building sector. The NR/W 40 sample recorded the best acoustic performance among the NR foams analyzed in this work, maintaining good sound absorption above 1500 Hz, demonstrating a possibility of wood reuse as a filler in based-rubber foam for acustic insulation.