Physical and mechanical properties of particleboards manufactured using charcoal as additives
Grzegorz Kowaluk , Mateusz Zajac, Ewelina Czubak, Radoslaw Auriga
iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages 70-74 (2016)
doi: https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor1963-009
Published: Jun 29, 2016 - Copyright © 2016 SISEF
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Abstract
The objective of this work was to evaluate selected physical and mechanical properties of experimental particleboards manufactured from pine and spruce with charcoal particles in their core layer. For all the manufactured boards the average density was 750 kg m-3, while the mass share of charcoal in the core layer was changed (0%, 10% and 50%). The manufactured panels were tested with respect to their mechanical and physical properties, including formaldehyde emission. The results indicated that the share of charcoal significantly influenced mechanical properties, swelling, and water relations of the boards. In addition, a test on formaldehyde emission from panels were carried out, which revealed that the charcoal share has a considerable impact on the amount of formaldehyde released by the manufactured boards. The 50% content of charcoal caused about 80% reduction of formaldehyde emission.
Keywords
Charcoal, Particleboard, Filler, Bending, Formaldehyde, Emission
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Mateusz Zajac
Ewelina Czubak
Radoslaw Auriga
Faculty of Wood Technology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska Str. 159, 02-776 Warsaw (Poland)
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Kowaluk G, Zajac M, Czubak E, Auriga R (2016). Physical and mechanical properties of particleboards manufactured using charcoal as additives. iForest 10: 70-74. - doi: 10.3832/ifor1963-009
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Giacomo Goli
Paper history
Received: Dec 22, 2015
Accepted: Feb 29, 2016
First online: Jun 29, 2016
Publication Date: Feb 28, 2017
Publication Time: 4.03 months
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© SISEF - The Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology 2016
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