Full recovery of Arundo donax particleboard from swelling test without waterproofing additives

This paper presents the development of particleboard based on common reed, reproducing the industry standard manufacturing process applied to wood chipboard. One of the main properties of the resulting board was its resistance to water, due to the hydrophobic properties of the common reed, despite t...

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Main Authors: Jose-Antonio Flores-Yepes, Jose-Joaquin Pastor-Perez, Francisco-Javier Gimeno-Blanes, Isabel Rodriguez-Guisado, María-José Frutos-Fernandez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2012-11-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://www.ncsu.edu/bioresources/BioRes_07/BioRes_07_4_5222_FloresYepes_PMGRFS_Arundo_Chipbd_Swelling_Waterproof_2833.pdf