Table 9 Variations in averaged sound absorption coefficient with alterations in microplastics powder composition.

From: A sustainable acoustic customization of open porous materials using recycled plastics

Sample

PET powder [g]

PS powder [g]

αw—side A

αw—side B

8

0.0

3.0

0.47

0.60

9

0.5

2.5

0.58

0.64

10

1.0

2.0

0.44

0.52

11

2.0

1.0

0.47

0.60

12

2.5

0.5

0.49

0.62

1

3.0

0.0

0.37

0.59