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PERIODICA POLYTECHNICA-CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 66, Issue 1, Pages 125-134Publisher
BUDAPEST UNIV TECHNOLOGY ECONOMICS
DOI: 10.3311/PPch.18284
Keywords
wood-based panels; eco-friendly; dry-process fibreboards; hydrolysis lignin; hot-pressing
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- Bulgarian National Science Fund [KPi-06-KOCT/1]
- University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria [H(sic)C-(sic)-1145/04.2021]
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This study explored the use of residual lignin from acid hydrolysis as a binder in the production of ecofriendly, dry-process fibreboards. By modifying the adhesive system and hot-pressing regime, it was found that the residual lignin could effectively replace some resin binder and result in fibreboards with good physical and mechanical properties.
This research was aimed at studying the potential of using residual lignin from acid hydrolysis as a binder in manufacturing ecofriendly, dry-process fibreboards. For that purpose, a modification of the adhesive system and hot-pressing regime was conducted. The adhesive system applied was composed of 2 % phenol-formaldehyde (PF) resin and 10 % hydrolysis lignin (based on the dry fibres). The PF resin does not only act as a binder but generally contributes to the even distribution and good retention of the main binder - hydrolysis lignin. A specific hot-pressing cycle was used. In the first stage, the pressure was 1.0 MPa, followed by an increased pressure of 4.0 MPa, and subsequent cooling. The purpose of the initial lower pressure was softening the lignin and reduction of the material moisture content. The effect of the second stage of hot-pressing on the properties of eco-friendly fibreboards was investigated. It was determined that the fibreboards produced with 2 % PF resin and 10 % hydrolysis lignin have similar physical and mechanical properties to those of the control panels, produced with 10 % PF resin at a standard hot-pressing cycle. The findings of this work demonstrate that residual hydrolysis lignin can be effectively utilized as a binder in the production of eco-friendly, dry-process fibreboards with acceptable physical and mechanical properties.
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