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



Document title: Possibility of using the expanded polystyrene and rape straw to the manufacture of lightweight particleboards
Journal: Maderas : ciencia y tecnología
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System number: 000544683
ISSN: 0718-221X
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Poznań University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Wood Technology, Poznań. Polonia
Year:
Season: Jul
Volumen: 17
Number: 3
Pages: 647-656
Country: Chile
Language: Inglés
English abstract 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.
Keyword: Lightweight boards,
Rape,
Polystyrene,
MUF resin,
Mechanical properties
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