Optimization of thermally-compressed wood of Trewia nudiflora species using statistical Box–Behnken design and desirability function

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• Md. Azharul Islam 
• , Md. Abdur Razzak
• , Basudeb Ghosh

Title

Optimization of thermally-compressed wood of Trewia nudiflora species using statistical Box–Behnken design and desirability function

Journal

Journal of the Indian Academy of Wood Science 
Volume 11, Issue 1 , pp 5-14

Cover Date

2014-06

DOI

10.1007/s13196-014-0110-6

Print ISSN

0972-172X

Online ISSN

0976-8432

Publisher

Springer India

Author Affiliations

• 1. Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, 9208, Bangladesh

Abstract

A multi-criteria decision strategy based on desirability function and Box–Behnken design as response surface methodology have been used to concomitantly optimize process parameters and two important mechanical properties in compressed wood production from Trewia nudiflora species. The steaming time (min), pressing time (min) and pressing temperature (°C) were selected as process parameters where as modulus of elasticity (MOE) and modulus of rupture (MOR) as responses. The optimized parameters for compressed wood production were found to be: steaming time 60 min, pressing time 10 min and pressing temperature 183.16 °C and under these conditions optimized responses were 1,229.2 N/mm2for MOE and 45.46 N/mm2 for MOR.

Keywords

Optimization Mechanical properties Heat treatment Box–Behnken design Desirability function Trewia nudiflora

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