PRODUCTION OF BINDER-FREE BOARDS FROM BIODEGRADED ABIES SIBIRICA WOOD
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of obtaining binder-free wood boards from rotted wood at the final stages of biodegradation. The rot-affected wood of Abies sibirica harvested from a stand killed by exposure to Polygraphus proximus Blandford was used as a subject of research. The wood boards from rotted wood were produced by wet hot pressing. The wood pulp was prepared by hydrodynamic treatment in a rotary pulsation disperser. The obtained wood boards with a density of 800 ± 20 kg/m3 and a thickness of 8 mm have an ultimate static bending strength of 28 MPa, modulus of elasticity (MOE) of 3.5 GPa, ultimate tensile strength perpendicular to the plate of 0.92 MPa, swelling in terms of thickness of 4.61 % in 24 hours. The boards dried after swelling tests retained 96% of their initial strength. The boards produced of biodegraded wood correspond to the EN622-3 semihard fibreboards (MB) in terms of mechanical parameters and are significantly superior in terms of water resistance.
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