An Experimental Study on the Performance of Corrugated Cardboard as a Sustainable Sound-Absorbing and Insulating Material

Abstract

The continuing development of industrialization and increasing population density has led to the emergence of noise as an increasingly common problem, requiring various types of sound absorption and insulation methods to address it. Meanwhile, the recycling of resources to ensure a sustainable future for the planet and mankind is also required. Therefore, this study investigates the potential of corrugated cardboard as a resource for noise reduction. The sound absorption and insulation performance of non-perforated corrugated cardboard (NPCC) were measured, and modified corrugated boards were fabricated by drilling holes either through the surface of the corrugated board alone or through the corrugated board in its entirety. The sound-absorption/insulation performance both of perforated corrugated cardboard (PCC) and perforated corrugated cardboard with multi-frequency resonators (PCCM) were measured using the transfer function method and the transmission matrix method. To determine the effectiveness of NPCC, PCC, and PCCM in noise reduction, the sound pressure level was analyzed by applying it to a home blender. The results showed PCCM’s sound absorption and insulation performance to be excellent. On the basis of these findings, we propose the use of PMMC as an eco-friendly noise-reduction material.

Thermal and Acoustic Characterization of Innovative and Unconventional Panels Made of Reused Materials

“…Panel AC-T3-BP exhibits better performance at low and medium frequencies and is, therefore, more suitable for applications in residential environments to reduce the reverberation time. The sound absorption performance of cardboard was evaluated by means of the impedance tube in [12]: non-perforated, perforated, and perforated with multi-frequency resonators configurations were tested. The results are compared with those presented in this study in Figure 13.…”

“…One of the most striking cases of designing packaging also considering its reuse is the one proposed by Heineken [7], which realized square glass bottles that were used to build houses in the Caribbean islands. Also the scientific community has realized the potential of end-of-life materials [8], and several studies have investigated the properties of plastic bottles [9,10], cardboard and paper elements [11][12][13][14][15][16], Tetra-Pak panels [17], textiles waste [18][19][20][21][22], and egg boxes and trays [23][24][25][26][27][28]. More recently, so-called green and sustainable materials made of natural fibers have been investigated [29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36].…”

“…Figure13. Comparison of the sound absorption coefficient α measured for panel AC-T3-BP and that measured in[12] for non-perforated cardboard element (NPP), perforated (PCC), and perforated cardboard element with multiresonators (PCCMR).…”

Acoustical behavior of camellia sinensis/ananas comosus fiber based uni-directional corrugated panel for sound damping application

“…Kang et al [25] conducted experiments with both sinusoidal and trapezoidal perforated corrugated cardboard (PCC). The result revealed that the noise reduction coefficient (NRC) of sinusoidal and trapezoidal PCC is 0.346 and 0.307.…”

Investigation of Sound Absorption Properties of Heat-Treated Indonesian Momala (Homalium foetidum (Roxb.) Benth.) and Korean Red Toon (Toona sinensis (A. Juss.) M. Roem.) Cross Sections

“…For this reason, sound absorption and sound insulation are essential features in humanoccupied buildings. Synthetic fibers are used traditionally as sound-absorbing materials, but in recent years, "green" sound-absorbing materials have gained research attention due to a growing interest in environmental issues [4][5][6][7]. Natural fibers are biodegradable, eco-friendly materials produced from plants, animals, and minerals.…”