Journal
COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
Volume 43, Issue 8, Pages 3276-3280Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.02.016
Keywords
Wood; Resins; Chemical properties; Mechanical properties
Funding
- Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources
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In this study, the suitability of walnut shell as a renewable agricultural residue for panel manufacturing was investigated. Particleboards containing different walnut shell particle ratios (0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 100%) were made using urea-formaldehyde (UF) resin. Some chemical properties of walnut shell (holocellulose, alpha cellulose, lignin and ash contents, alcohol-benzene solubility, 1% NaOH solubility, hot and cold water solubility), mechanical (modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity and internal bond strength) and physical properties (thickness swelling and water absorption) of the particleboard were determined. The addition of walnut shell particles greatly improved the water resistance of the panels. However, flexural properties and internal bond strength decreased with increasing walnut shell particle content. The results indicated that panels can be manufactured utilizing walnut shell particles up to 20% without falling below the minimum EN Standard requirements of mechanical properties for general purpose use. Conclusively, walnut shell, an annual residue, could be utilized with mixture of wood particles in the manufacture of particleboard used for outdoor environments due to lower thickness swelling and water absorption. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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