Effect of adding rubber powder to poplar particles on composite properties.

Published Date
Bioresour Technol. 2012 Aug;118:56-60. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.02.041. Epub 2012 Feb 28.

Author

Xu M1, Li J.

Author information

1

Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin 150040, PR China.

Abstract

The effect of adding rubber powder derived from waste tires to poplar wood particles on mechanical and water-resistant properties of particleboards was examined. Sixty panels were made with rubber contents of 0-40% at hot-pressing temperatures of 140-180 °C, methylene diphenyl diisocyanate resin contents of 2-6% and panel densities of 0.6 to 1 g cm(-3). Although the modulus of rupture (MOR), modulus of elasticity (MOE), internal bond (IB) strength were reduced by adding rubber powder, the thickness swelling (TS) was reduced by 7.3-61% when 10-40% rubber powder was added. Four regression equations (rubber content, pressing temperature, resin content and target panel density as functions of MOR, MOE, IB and TS) were developed and a nonlinear programing model was derived with operation research theory to obtain the most desirable panel properties under some production constraints.

Copyright © 2012. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

PMID:

 

22705506

 

DOI:

 

10.1016/j.biortech.2012.02.041

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