Characteristics of particleboard manufactured from bamboo shoot sheaths

This study emphasizes on the physical, mechanical, and thermal properties of single-layer particleboard manufactured from bamboo shoot sheaths. Particleboards were produced through the hot-pressed process and glued together by Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate (MDI) adhesive. This is in order for producing specified densities of boards as 400-kg, 600-kg, and 800-kg per m3. The raw material was sieved into four sizes: No.1-No.4 mesh. The particleboards were used to find board density, water absorption, thickness swelling, modulus of elasticity, modulus of rupture in bending, and internal bonding according to the JIS standard. Coefficients of thermal conductivity (k) of boards were discovered by a heat flow meter in steady-state conditions. The results showed that the particleboard performed outstandingly in terms of tensile strength perpendicular to the surface (internal bonding) and low thermal conductivity. However, there were some weaknesses found from their characteristics that were high water absorption and thickness of swelling, low modulus of elasticity and modulus of rupture comparing to standard criteria. The results also indicated that bamboo shoot sheaths, the agricultural residue, can be produced as particleboard, and are appropriate for an indoor heat insulator, but further investigation is required to improve the strength and durability of the particleboard.

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Mechanical Properties of Commercial Particleboard from Rubberwood (Hevea Brasiliensis) and Recycle Mix-Tropical Wood with Different Board Density

Science Proceedings Series ◽

10.31580/sps.v3i1.1941 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 41-44

Author(s):

Nur Wafa Amalina Amali ◽

Nor Yuziah Mohd Yunus ◽

Wan Mohd Nazri Wan Abdul Rahman

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Modulus Of Elasticity ◽

Hevea Brasiliensis ◽

Urea Formaldehyde ◽

Wood Particle ◽

Modulus Of Rupture ◽

Internal Bonding ◽

Board Density ◽

Tropical Wood ◽

Minimum Requirements

In this study, mechanical properties of commercially manufactured hybrid particleboard from mix-tropical wood and rubberwood with four different densities at 25mm thickness have been investigated. The particleboard sample cutting and testing was in accordance to EN312:2013. The density of particleboard is identified with interval of 10kg/m3 for different densities which include 660kg/m3, 670kg/m3, 680kg/m3 and 690kg/m3. Particleboards were made with the ratio of 40:60 for mix-tropical wood particle and rubberwood particle respectively. The particleboards were prepared with urea formaldehyde (UF) with E1 formulation with addition of wax and hardener. Increment of 10kg/m3 density for each particleboard led to increase in internal bonding (IB), bending testing include modulus of rupture (MOR) and modulus of elasticity (MOE), surface soundness (SS) and screw edge (SE) withdrawal. It was found that with board increment of 10kg/m3, the improvement was not statically significant except that for MOR. All panels met the minimum requirements of standard.

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Panel Board From Coconut Fibre And Pet Bottle

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/20183401014 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 ◽

pp. 01014 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Norhayati Ngadiman ◽

Masiri Kaamin ◽

Aslila Abd. Kadir ◽

Suhaila Sahat ◽

Aziza Zaini ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Water Absorption ◽

Modulus Of Elasticity ◽

Raw Material ◽

Modulus Of Rupture ◽

Aesthetic Value ◽

Result Show ◽

Water Absorption Test ◽

Coconut Fibre ◽

Outer Lining ◽

Alternative Feedstock

The rate of global deforestation and its impact on the environment has led particle board manufacture to search for alternative feedstock, especially in countries where wood is less available compared to other cellulosic natural product. Based on the properties of coconut fibre and PET bottle, these two materials can be recycle as raw material for manufacture of panel board. As for this study, the coconut fibre were used as the filler and PET bottle as outer lining of the panel board. Two types of coconut fibre were used which are grinding and un-grinding coconut fibre. At first, the coconut fibre are undergoes softening, grinding, drying and sieving process, while PET bottle was cleaning, shredding, sieving before compacted using hydraulic hot press machine. There are four types of testing that been carried out which are swelling, water absorption, Modulus of Elasticity (MOE) and Modulus of Rupture (MOR). The result show the conventional board has the highest value for MOE test, so it’s indicate that the conventional board is less strength from the coconut fibre board. As for water absorption test, the average water absorption of coconut fibre based panel board is less than conventional board. Overall, the coconut fibre board is better than conventional panel board because coconut fibre board are less swelling, has low water absorption, high modulus of rupture and low modulus of elasticity. Based on the finding, this coconut fibre panel board has potential as a stronger and long-lasting panel board than the conventional board in the market. Other than that, the panel also have their own aesthetic value since the recycled plastic bottle used as outer lining is colourful and giving aesthetic value.

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Properties of Particleboard in Correlation with Mat Weight and Press Factor

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering - 2 ◽

10.35940/ijrte.d5226.118419 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 6803-6807

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Modulus Of Elasticity ◽

Control Mechanism ◽

Commercial Production ◽

Raw Material ◽

Modulus Of Rupture ◽

Tropical Species ◽

Internal Bonding ◽

Manufacturing Control ◽

Screw Withdrawal

The influence of resin types on board properties and the correlation to mat weight and press factor on commercial production of particleboard were investigated. These factors could be used as the control mechanism for board making in order to predict final board properties. The resins used in this study were the lower emission resin E0, E1 and EC. Rubberwood and mix tropical species were used as raw material for manufacturing particleboard with thickness of 18mm. This research was done at Mieco Chipboard Bhd. The boards were tested for their mechanical properties which are modulus of rupture (MOR), modulus of elasticity (MOE), internal bonding (IB) and screw withdrawal. Overall, the result shows that board made from E0 resin had better MOE, MOR and IB. Meanwhile the result of screw edge showed that board made from E1 resin is better with the value of 510N. The result also showed high correlation between mat weight and press factor (0.937) and contributed in particleboard manufacturing control

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Influence of Particle Size on the Properties of Boards Made from Washingtonia Palm Rachis with Citric Acid

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12124841 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (12) ◽

pp. 4841

Author(s):

Maria Teresa Ferrandez-Garcia ◽

Antonio Ferrandez-Garcia ◽

Teresa Garcia-Ortuño ◽

Clara Eugenia Ferrandez-Garcia ◽

Manuel Ferrandez-Villena

Keyword(s):

Thermal Conductivity ◽

Particle Size ◽

Citric Acid ◽

Thermal Insulation ◽

Single Layer ◽

Raw Material ◽

Modulus Of Rupture ◽

Plant Fibers ◽

Thermal Insulating ◽

Ecological Resources

The manufacture of technical materials of mineral and synthetic origin currently used for thermal insulation in buildings consumes a large amount of energy and they are not biodegradable. In order to reduce the environmental problems generated by their manufacture, an increasing amount of research is being carried out on the use of renewable and ecological resources. Consequently, the use of plant fibers and natural adhesives in the development of new thermal insulating products is increasing worldwide. Palm trees were used as a replacement for wood in some traditional constructions in places with scarce wood resources. This paper discusses the use of palm pruning waste in the manufacture of particleboards, using citric acid as a natural binder. Five particle sizes of Washingtonia palm rachis were used as the raw material for manufacturing the boards and the citric acid content was set at 10% by weight, in relation to the weight of the rachis particles. Single-layer agglomerated panels were made, applying a pressure of 2.6 MPa and a temperature of 150 °C for 7 min. Twenty panels were produced and their density, thickness swelling, water absorption, modulus of rupture, internal bonding strength and thermal conductivity properties were studied. Smaller particle size resulted in better mechanical properties. The boards had an average thermal conductivity of 0.084 W/m·K, meaning that these boards could be used for thermal insulation in buildings.

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Effect of Ozone Treatment on Properties of Screw Pressed and Non-Screw Pressed Empty Fruit Bunch Medium Density Particleboard

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1134.116 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 1134 ◽

pp. 116-122

Author(s):

Roslan Ali ◽

Mohamad Nurul Azman Mohammad Taib ◽

Kamal Wok ◽

Shawaluddin Tahiruddin ◽

Mohd Amrin Abdullah

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Physical Properties ◽

Water Absorption ◽

Modulus Of Elasticity ◽

Modulus Of Rupture ◽

Ozone Treatment ◽

Medium Density ◽

Internal Bonding ◽

Empty Fruit Bunch ◽

Thickness Swelling

This study was done to investigate the effects of ozone treatment as a method to improve the properties of empty fruit bunch (EFB) medium density particleboard. Two types of EFB were used in this study i.e. screw pressed and non-screw pressed empty fruit bunch. These EFB were treated in an ozone chamber for 8 hours prior to particleboard manufacturing. The mechanical properties, Modulus of Elasticity (MOE), Modulus of Rupture (MOR) and Internal Bonding (IB) and physical properties, water Absorption (WA) and Thickness Swelling (TS) of EFB particleboard were determined. The results showed that the ozone treatment could increase the MOR and IB values of EFB particleboard, but had no significant effect on MOE values. For physical properties, the values showed no improvement for TS and WA. The panels manufactured using ozone treatment was found suitable for applications for furniture products.

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Use of Hardwood Species (Robinia pseudoaccacia from Short-rotation Plantations as Raw Material in Particleboards

Journal of Materials Science Research ◽

10.5539/jmsr.v9n2p18 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 18

Author(s):

J. Lawrence Tene Tayo ◽

Achale Travolta Achale ◽

Markus Euring

Keyword(s):

Modulus Of Elasticity ◽

Bending Strength ◽

Black Locust ◽

Coniferous Forest ◽

Raw Material ◽

Modulus Of Rupture ◽

Internal Bonding ◽

Mixed Stands ◽

Swelling Properties ◽

Short Rotation

The problem of climate change, coupled to the propagation of wood diseases (bark beetles for example), is leading to a shortage in softwood supply for the particleboard industries. Furthermore, the recent changes in the German forest policies which promote the conversion of coniferous forest into mixed stands are likely to enhance this phenomenon. There is, therefore, a growing need for research on possibilities of substituting the softwood with hardwood and other alternative material. For the first time, young six to seven years old Black locust (Robinia pseudoaccacia) stems from a short-rotation plantation were used at a laboratory scale with the objective of assessing the suitability of particleboard production. Four different variants were produced using different resin types: UF K350, UF K340, albumin, and PMDI, with a target density and thickness of 650 kg/m3 and 20 mm respectively for each board. The boards were tested regarding their mechanical (modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity and internal bonding), physical (water absorption and thickness swelling) properties according to the European standard (EN 310, EN 317 and EN 319), and their formaldehyde content and emission following the EN 120 and EN 717. Industrial particles were used as reference material for the purpose of comparison. Promising bending strength was obtained with UF resins-bonded boards. The modulus of elasticity of all four variants fulfilled the EN 2003 requirements. The internal bond of the UF resins-bonded boards also met the general product standard, with values above 0.35 N/mm2. The bending strength and the internal bonding strength properties of the UF-bonded boards were superior to that of the reference boards produced with the industrial particles. Based on these results, black locust is a potential substitute for softwood in particleboard production and can be used in the industry as alternative raw material for panel production.

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DEVELOPMENT OF CHICKEN FEATHER REINFORCED INSULATION PAPERBOARD FROM WASTE CARTON AND PORTLAND CEMENT

The Journal of Engineering Research [TJER] ◽

10.24200/tjer.vol16iss1pp44-52 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 44

Author(s):

Odusote Jamiu Kolawole ◽

Dosunmu Kayode Stephen

Keyword(s):

Thermal Conductivity ◽

Compressive Strength ◽

Portland Cement ◽

Water Absorption ◽

Modulus Of Elasticity ◽

Cement Content ◽

Modulus Of Rupture ◽

Chicken Feather ◽

Thickness Swelling ◽

Chicken Feathers

Cartons and chicken feathers are common wastes which we need to dispose in one way or another. Disposal problems associated with these wastes can be solved by processing them into useful products such as insulation and ceiling boards. In this study, chicken feather reinforced ceiling board was developed from waste carton and Portland cement. The quantity of the chicken feather was kept constant at 10% based on previous findings, while the cement and waste carton contents were varied to produce 5 samples of different compositions. The density of the board was found to range between 337.8 and 700.7 kg/m2, while the thickness swelling ranges between 0.81 and 9.02%. Water absorption values of the samples varied between 7.16 and 24.41%, while the compressive strength and modulus of elasticity values varied from 4.8 - 10.3 N/mm2 and 1.03 - 1.60 GPa, respectively. The values of modulus of rupture ranges between 1.34 and 2.2 MPa while the thermal conductivity of the samples ranges from 0.951 to 1.077 W/m.K. Density, compressive strength, modulus of elasticity, modulus of rupture and thermal conductivity of the samples increased as the cement content increased, while the thickness swelling and water absorption decreased with increase in cement content. The results revealed that the properties of ceiling boards developed from 80% cement, 10% carton and 10% chicken feather can compete favorably with most ceiling boards available in the market.

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Soybean waste in particleboard production

Ciência e Agrotecnologia ◽

10.1590/1413-70542018422015817 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 42 (2) ◽

pp. 186-194 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Evelyn Hoffmamm Martins ◽

Alan Pereira Vilela ◽

Rafael Farinassi Mendes ◽

Lourival Marin Mendes ◽

Lívia Elisabeth Vasconcellos de Siqueira Brandão Vaz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Water Absorption ◽

Water Immersion ◽

Eucalyptus Grandis ◽

Raw Material ◽

Modulus Of Rupture ◽

High Yield ◽

Thickness Swelling ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Completely Randomized Design ◽

Hybrid Eucalyptus

ABSTRACT Brazil is the second largest soybean producer in the world, with a yield of around 96.2 million tons per crop. This high yield leads to a great amount of waste resulting from soybean cultivation, which can reach approximately 41 million tons of waste per year. This material has lignocellulosic properties, which may enable its use as a raw material for particleboard production. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the use of soybean pods in particleboard production. For particleboard manufacture, wood of the hybrid Eucalyptus urophylla and Eucalyptus grandis was used, added with soybean pods, at proportions of 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. For particleboard evaluation, a completely randomized design was used, with five treatments and three replicates, using linear regression and the Scott-Knott test at 5% significance for comparison among the different treatments. The properties apparent density, compaction ratio, water absorption after 2 and 24 hours, thickness swelling after 2 and 24 hours in water immersion, internal bonding, modulus of rupture and modulus of elasticity in bending properties were evaluated. The ratio soybean pod waste and eucalyptus particles in the panels led to an increase in water absorption values and thickness swelling, in addition to a decrease in mechanical properties. The production of panels with approximately 23% soybean pods is feasible.

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Study of Waste Jute Fibre Panels (Corchorus capsularis L.) Agglomerated with Portland Cement and Starch

Polymers ◽

10.3390/polym12030599 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 599 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Maria Teresa Ferrandez-García ◽

Clara Eugenia Ferrandez-Garcia ◽

Teresa Garcia-Ortuño ◽

Antonio Ferrandez-Garcia ◽

Manuel Ferrandez-Villena

Keyword(s):

Thermal Conductivity ◽

Mechanical Tests ◽

Modulus Of Rupture ◽

Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽

Jute Fibre ◽

Bond Behaviour ◽

Corchorus Capsularis ◽

European Standards ◽

Jute Bags ◽

Over Time

This paper presents an experimental study on the bond behaviour of cement panels reinforced with plant fibres from the recycling of waste jute bags, using starch as a plasticiser. During processing, different proportions of jute (5 wt %, 10 wt %, 15 wt %, and 20 wt %) were used with respect to the weight of cement, and the mixture was exposed to a pressure of 2.6 MPa and a temperature of 100 °C. The density, swelling thickness, internal bonding, flexural strength, and thermal conductivity were studied. Mechanical tests indicated that the values of the modulus of rupture (MOR) and the modulus of elasticity (MOE) increased over time; thus, the jute particles appeared to be protected by the plasticised starch and no degradation was observed. At 28 days, the particleboard with 5% starch had an MOR of 12.82 MPa and an MOE of 3.43 GPa; these values decreased when the jute proportion was higher. The thermal conductivity varied from 0.068 to 0.085 W·m−1·K−1. The main conclusion is that jute-cement-starch composite panels can be manufactured with physical, mechanical, and thermal properties that meet the European standards for use in the construction of buildings as partitions, interior divisions, and thermal insulators.

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Identification and enhancement of the thermal and mechanical properties of two types of plasters successively derived from gypsum: from the Safi basin and the High Atlas of Marrakech, Morocco

10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-886 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

imane baba ◽

Mounsif Ibnoussina ◽

Omar Witam

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Thermal Conductivity ◽

Mechanical Strength ◽

Setting Time ◽

Density Measurement ◽

Raw Material ◽

Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽

Thermal And Mechanical Properties ◽

X Ray Diffraction ◽

High Atlas

Over the past few decades, the construction industry has focused on sustainable, environmentally friendly and easily recyclable materials. The objective of this work is to characterize and enhance the thermal conductivity, mechanical strength and setting time of a composite material based on plaster and lime. This material is designed for use in plasters.Two types of gypsum are studied, the first one belongs to the Safi basin, the second one characterizes the High Atlas of Marrakech and precisely Douar Tafza. Geologically speaking, the two sites have many similarities. They are characterized by a Meso-Cenozoic age coverage covering a deformed Paleozoic age basement.The characterization of the plaster's raw material, gypsum, was necessary to determine its physical and geotechnical properties, mineralogy, thermal behaviour and microscopic structure. Several analyses have been developed such as: pycnometer density measurement, X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy.We made samples, of standardized dimensions, of two mixtures based on the two types of plaster reinforced by the addition of two types of lime from different localities. The latter are from Marrakech and the Agadir region. The water/plaster mass ratio was set at 0.75 and the addition of lime was achieved by increasing its percentage in slices by 12.5% and up to 50%.The reinforcement of plaster with lime has enhanced its thermal and mechanical properties and setting time. The measurements show that the addition of lime has reduced the thermal conductivity and increased the mechanical strength of both types of plaster. In addition, following the addition of lime, the setting time has decreased and the basicity of the material has increased. Noting that the intrinsic properties of the raw material influence the mechanical and thermal properties of the material.Keywords: &#160;&#160;plaster, enhancement, properties, mechanical, thermal, Morocco

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