Carbonized and Activated Non-wovens as High-Performance Acoustic Materials: Part I Noise Absorption

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 785-791

  Chen, Y ^a   Jiang, N ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

activated carbon fiber; cotton; noise absorption; non woven composite; polypropylene; ramie

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; ACTIVATED CARBON; GLASS FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ACOUSTIC MATERIALS; NOISE ABSORPTION; POLYPROPYLENE FIBER NON-WOVENS;

NONWOVEN FABRICS;

ABSORPTION; ACOUSTIC PROPERTY; CARBON FIBER; COMPOSITE PROPERTY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; NONWOVEN FABRIC; POLYPROPYLENE FIBER; RAMIE FIBER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TESTING;

EID: 36549046082     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517507080691     Document Type: Article

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