Possibility of using the expanded polystyrene and rape straw to the manufacture of lightweight particleboards

The study investigated the possibility of using rape straw and expanded polystyrene for the production of low density particleboards. Particleboards with the core layer made of wood chips or rape straw, partly substituted with polystyrene (7%), were manufactured within the density range of 500 - 650...

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Published inMaderas Vol. 17; no. ahead; pp. 647 - 656
Main Authors Dziurka, Dorota, Mirski, Radosstaw, Dukarska, Dorota, Derkowski, Adam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidad del Bío-Bío 2015
Subjects
Lightweight boards
MATERIALS SCIENCE, PAPER & WOOD
mechanical properties
MUF resin
polystyrene
rape
Lightweight boards
rape
MUF resin
polystyrene
mechanical properties
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Summary:The study investigated the possibility of using rape straw and expanded polystyrene for the production of low density particleboards. Particleboards with the core layer made of wood chips or rape straw, partly substituted with polystyrene (7%), were manufactured within the density range of 500 - 650 kg/m³, and resinated with MUF resin. Our study confirmed that wood chip-expanded polystyrene (WP) and wood chip-rape straw-expanded polystyrene boards (WRP), of density reduced to 600 kg/m³, met the mechanical requirements of the subject standard for boards intended for interior design (including furniture) and used in dry conditions. However, further density reduction required an increased resination of the core layer.
ISSN:0718-221X
0717-3644
0718-221X
DOI:10.4067/S0718-221X2015005000057