Influence of the Composition on the Exploitation Properties of Combined Medium Density Fibreboards Manufactured with Coniferous Wood Residues

Authors : Viktor Savov, Petar Antov, Nikolay Neykov

Pages : 140-145

Doi:10.26701/ems.443891

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Publication Date : 2018-12-20

Article Type : Research

Abstract :One of the main disadvantages of medium density fibreboards (MDF) in comparison with particleboards is the higher price of the panels, due to the energy-intensive defibration process. Studies on the possibilities for replacing some part of the wood fibre mass in the composition of MDF with coniferous sawmill residues (shavings) obtained from bandsaw, are presented in this article . The experimental plan is designed using the McLean and Anderson method for studying the properties of multi component systems in the presence of constraints on the components . The content of coniferous wood shavings varies up to 40%. The panels are manufactured with a density of 720 kg .m -3 . The content of urea - formaldehyde resin varies from 8 to 14% in order to compensate the negative impact of the inclusion of coniferous wood shavings in the composition of the manufactured MDF panels . The main exploitation properties of the panels are determined . Experimental and statistical models on the influence of the studied factors are obtained by applying stepwise regression and optimization is performed to obtain the best exploitation properties of MDF panels. As a result of the study it was determined that in order to achieve the values of MDF properties, required by the respective standards, the maximum permissible content of coniferous wood shavings should be up to 10.6%, in which case the content of urea-formaldehyde resin should be above 10%. If the content of urea-formaldehyde resin is below 10%, the maximum permissible content of coniferous wood shavings should be up to 5%.
Keywords : medium-density fibreboards (MDF), wood fibre mass, coniferous wood residues