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- Title
Properties of white birch (Betula papyrifera) outer bark particleboards with reinforcement of coarse wood particles in the core layer.
- Authors
Pedieu, Roger; Riedl, Bernard; Pichette, André
- Abstract
• This study proposes substituting traditional raw materials in the surface layers of wood particleboards with the water resistant white birch (Betula papyrifera) outer bark particles, which can help improve the dimensional stability of manufactured mixed particleboards, thereby alleviating shortages of raw material in a cost-efficient manner. • Mixed particleboards were fabricated in the laboratory using untreated or alkali treated white birch outer bark particles as substitute material. These particles were resinated successively with three percentages of phenol-formaldehyde resin. Overall, the results of this study clearly demonstrate that the panels could be manufactured using up to 45% of the proposed substitute material and still maintain the required mechanical and physical properties. • Alkali treatment was used to remove natural wax from bark particles surface which hinders resin adhesion. This treatment negatively affected mechanical and physical properties of finished panels and the variation of phenol-formaldehyde resin percentage in the bark particles significantly affected only their hardness. • Panel with untreated bark particles in the surface layers, resinated with 5% phenol-formaldehyde resin was selected as the best with the help of a statistical analysis carried out in a factorial complete block design, especially from the dimensional stability criterion.
- Subjects
PAPER birch; RAW materials; PARTICLE board; PRODUCTION engineering; MATERIALS testing
- Publication
Annals of Forest Science (EDP Sciences), 2008, Vol 65, Issue 7, p701
- ISSN
1286-4560
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1051/forest:2008053