Critical wood-particle properties in the production of particleboard
Peter Niemz, Dick Sandberg
Abstract
Particleboard is an important base-material in furniture and building applications and its annual production capacity worldwide is over 100 million m3. Wood is the main raw material used, although the feasibility of non-wood alternatives exists. This technical note summarises information about how wood-particle geometry affects the bulk density and mat density, two important parameters in the particleboard production.
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Raw materialParticle boardProduction (economics)Materials scienceEngineered woodPulp and paper industryParticle (ecology)Environmental scienceComposite materialEngineeringChemistryEconomicsMacroeconomicsGeologyOrganic chemistryOceanographyNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesArchitecture and Computational DesignTextile materials and evaluations