Proceedings of the 11th Convention of the
European Acoustics Association
Forum Acusticum / EuroNoise 2025


Málaga, Spain
June 23 - 26, 2025





Session: A08.04/A10.04 Materials and systems for noise and vibration reduction
Date: Thursday 26 June 2025
Time: 11:00
Title: Measurements Of The Acoustic Properties Of Mycelium-Based Materials Using An Impedance Tube
Author(s): György Wersényi
Zsófia Németh
Attila Schweighardt
Pages: 2045-2050
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.61782/fa.2025.0553
PDF: https://dael.euracoustics.org/confs/fa2025/data/articles/000553.pdf
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Abstract

Mycelium-based materials were tested for acoustic purposes. Different fungi were grown on substrates and formed to fit into the available impedance tube for transmission loss (TL) and absorption rate (AR) measurements. Results supported previous findings about mycelia being acoustically appropriate for sound insulation, especially in the spectral region of speech. Absorption rates between 0.1 and 0.6 were measured. Furthermore, thickness appears to be the most important factor. However, large-scale production, design, and lifespan are critical issues, and further experiments are needed to develop industry-level products.