Value-added Wood Composite Laboratory

The Value-added Wood Composite Laboratory is located in Room 236 at the Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center (www.fapc.biz), Oklahoma State University. The laboratory is used to develop various types of wood composite panels such as particleboard and fiberboard, primarily from under-utilized species in Oklahoma and mid-south region and evaluate their physical and mechanical properties. For further information please contact: Salim Hiziroglu Professor 303-G Agricultural Hall Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-6013   Phone : (405) 744-5445 Fax: (405) 744-3530 E-mail: salim.hiziroglu@okstate.edu
	Dr. Salim Hiziroglu
Rotary-type resin mixing drum with spray gun	Particleboard forming box
Unpressed mat	Hot press with 24 in by 24 in (60.9 cm by 60.9 cm) platen size and 900 psi (6,201) kPa platen pressure capacity
Unpressed mat	Pressing process
Pressed panel	Fiberboard forming box
Hand operated hot press with 6 in by 6 in (15.2 cm by 15.2 cm) platen size and 400 psi (2,756kPa) platen pressure capacity	ComTen testing system with 2,000 lb loadcell capacity
Hotplate to prepare internal bond strength samples	Portable stylus type surface profilometer
	Tablesaw
Stereomicroscope

For further details log on website :
http://nrem-old.okstate.edu/faculty/researchlabs/Hiziroglu/WoodCompLab/WoodCompLab.htm