Sunflower and Watermelon Seeds and Their Hybrids with Pineapple Leaf Fibers as New Novel Thermal Insulation and Sound-Absorbing Materials
Mohamed Ali, Zeyad Al-Suhaibani, Redhwan Almuzaiqer, Khaled Al-Salem, Abdullah Nuhait, Fahad Algubllan, Meshari Al-Howaish, Abdullah Aloraini, Ibrahim Alqahtani, Jem-Kun Chen, Chih-Chia Cheng · 2023
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Mohamed Ali and co-authors test building materials made from farm waste in this 2023 study. The team used pineapple leaf fiber plus fibers from sunflower and watermelon seeds. Such plant waste is cheap, renewable, and breaks down naturally, which makes it attractive for insulation.
They built eleven sample boards in loose, bound, and mixed forms, using wood glue as a binder. Tests measured heat flow, sound absorption, heat stability, and bending strength. The pure leaf fiber boards blocked heat best, while bound and mixed boards absorbed sound well. The seed fibers stayed stable up to high heat. The work shows farm waste could replace costlier insulation in buildings.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mohamed Ali, Zeyad Al-Suhaibani, Redhwan Almuzaiqer, Khaled Al-Salem, Abdullah Nuhait, Fahad Algubllan, Meshari Al-Howaish, Abdullah Aloraini, Ibrahim Alqahtani, Jem-Kun Chen, Chih-Chia Cheng |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |