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The manufacture of particleboards using mixture of reed (surface layer) and commercial species (middle layer)

Die Herstellung von Spanplatten aus einer Mischung von Schilfrohr (Deckschicht) und Handelsholzarten (Mittelschicht)

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Abstract

This research was conducted to investigate the suitability of reed (Arundo donax) as a substitute for wood in laboratory made 3-layer particleboard in order to supplement the supply of raw material for the Iranian particleboard industries. The ratio of the mixture of reed and wood particles were 20:80, 30:70, and 40:60, respectively, in the surface and middle layers. Press temperatures were chosen at two levels of 165 and 185 °C. Three levels of urea formaldehyde resin were selected for the surface layers, namely: 8, 10, and 12 percent. The experimental panels were tested for their mechanical strength including modulus of elasticity (MOE), modulus of rupture (MOR), internal bonding (IB) and physical properties (thickness swelling and water absorption) according to the procedure in DIN 68763. In general, the results show that reed has a positive effect on the mechanical and physical properties of boards. In this research, the treatment with 40% reed, 12% resin in the surface layers and a 185 °C press temperature has resulted in an optimum reed board product.

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In dieser Studie wird die Eignung von Schilfrohr (Arundo donax) als Holzersatz für die Herstellung von 3-schichtigen Laborspanplatten untersucht, um die Versorgung der iranischen Spanplattenindustrie mit Rohmaterial zu erweitern. Das Verhältnis von Schilfrohr in den Deckschichten und Holzspänen in den Mittelschichten betrug 20:80, 30:70 und 40:60 Masseprozent. Als Presstemperaturen wurden 165 und 185 °C gewählt. Die verwendeten Harnstoffformaldehydharzgehalte waren 8, 10 und 12 Prozent. Geprüft wurden der Elastizitätsmodul (MOE), die Biegefestigkeit (MOR) und die Querzugfestigkeit sowie die physikalischen Eigenschaften (Dickenquellung und Wasseraufnahme) gemäß dem Verfahren in DIN 68763. Insgesamt zeigen die Ergebnisse, dass Schilfrohr einen positiven Einfluss auf die mechanischen und physikalischen Eigenschaften der Platten hat. Im Rahmen dieser Untersuchung wurde eine optimale Schilfrohrplatte mit einem Mischungsverhältnis von 40:60 und 12 % Harz in den Deckschichten sowie einer Presstemperatur von 185 °C erzielt.

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This research has been supported by the Research Deputy of Gorgan Uni. Of Agr. Sci. and Nat. Res. We thank Rza Dahmardeh Behrooz for help.

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  1. Department of Wood and Paper Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Natural Resources, Zabol University, Zabol, Iran

    Mohammad Dahmardeh Ghalehno & Morteza Nazerian

  2. Department of Wood and Paper Sciences and Technology, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran

    Mehrab Madhoushi & Taghi Tabarsa

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Dahmardeh Ghalehno, M., Madhoushi, M., Tabarsa, T. et al. The manufacture of particleboards using mixture of reed (surface layer) and commercial species (middle layer). Eur. J. Wood Prod. 69, 341–344 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-010-0437-7

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