Heat Post-Treatment to Reduce Thickness Swelling of Particleboard from Fast-Growing Poplars

IntroductionInrecentyears,particleboardhasbeenusedmoreandmorewidely,Itisnotonlyusedforfurnituremanufac-turingandinteriordecoratingbutalsoaseXteriorbuild-ingmaterial.Becauseofthechangesofthesurroundingatmosphere,thevariationinmoisturecontentofparti-'cleboa…     

Dimensional stability and strength properties of particleboard produced by a closed-press system

The purpose of this study was to reveal the effects of various levels of mat-moisture content (m.m.c.) and the closed-press system for making single- or three-layer particleboard on the density profile, thickness swelling, specific moduli of elasticity (MOE) and rupture (MOR) and internal bond strength. Internal gas pressure was measured in an enclosed frame; and the larger the m.m.c., the higher the internal gas pressure became. When rising water vapor (steam) struck particles, it plasticized them and cured the adhesive, resulting in improved interparticle contact. The vertical density gradient in the three-layer board was larger than that in the single-layer board. As for thickness swelling by cold-water soaking, the single-layer boards were less affected than the three-layer boards and showed good dimensional stability with increased m.m.c. The open-system boards swelled more than the closed-system boards. The closed-system single-layer board made at high m.m.c. returned nearly to the prime thickness by air-drying after cold-water soaking. Specific MOE and MOR were larger at 15% or 10% m.m.c. than those at other m.m.c. Considerable reductions of specific MOR and MOE of the closed-system three-layer board were observed at 20% or 25% m.m.c.Part of this report was presented at the 45th annual meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Tokyo, April 1995 and at the 48th annual meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Shizuoka, April 1998     

刨花蒸汽处理提高刨花板的尺寸稳定性

本研究探索用高压饱和蒸汽处理刨花来提高刨花板的尺寸稳定性。分别对云杉(Picea spp。)和桦木(Betula spp。)找出了不同的蒸汽压力和处理时间与刨花板的弹性模量、静曲强度、平面抗拉强度和线性膨胀率之间的关系,并得出结论:蒸汽处理刨花时较适宜的工艺条件为:蒸汽压力1.3N/mm~2左右,蒸汽处理时间5～6min;经蒸汽处理后桦木刨花板尺寸稳定性的改善程度优于云杉刨花板。     

Application of response surface methodology for evaluating particleboard properties made from cotton stalk particles

High-quality wood resource scarcity as well as population growth and demand of wood have encouraged the use of alternative sources of lignocellulosic materials. In this study, the possibility of producing particleboard from waste cotton stalks is evaluated. The effects of the independent variables included weight ratio of melamine-formaldehyde to urea-formaldehyde, shelling ratio and the percentage of cotton stalks to poplar in the core layer were analyzed in the form of response surface methodology based on second-order multiple linear regression model. The results showed that there was perfect agreement between the estimated values and observed data, as with an increase in the ratio of melamine-formaldehyde resin to urea-formaldehyde, shelling ration and amount of poplar in the core layer of panels, modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity and internal bonding increase. The optimal point of use of investigated variables included 18.30% melamine-formaldehyde, 30.35% thickness of the surface layers and 10.70% of poplar in the core layer.     

Effects of press closing time on mat consolidation behavior during hot pressing and on linear expansion of particleboard

Mat consolidation behavior was investigated at various press closing times (PCTs) using hinoki (Japanese cypress) particle mats. The temperature in the core layer of the mat, press pressure, and platen distance were measured. At the plateau stage during hot pressing, the core temperature decreased with increasing PCT. The core temperature did not increase before the platen distance equaled the target board thickness in the PCT range of 4–50 s and rose slightly when the PCT exceeded 100s. There was a linear relation between the logarithm of PCT and the maximum press pressure. The density profile across board thickness was strongly affected by the PCT. As the PCT increased, the position of the peak density (PD) moved toward the core layer as the PD itself decreased. The effect of PCT on the linear expansion (LE) of the board is discussed in relation to the density profile. There was no difference in LE after high relative humidity treatment in the PCT range 4–50s. LE appeared to be related to the low density and the precured region of the board surface. The LE after drying treatment was around –0.1%, and the thickness swelling after high relative humidity and drying treatments increased with increasing PCT.Part of this report was presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Tokyo, April 1988     

Improvement on the properties of gypsum particleboard by adding cement

Gypsum particleboard (GPB) has high thickness swelling (TS), high water absorption (WA), and low mechanical properties compared with cement-bonded particleboard. The properties of GPB were improved by adding cement. The experimental results showed that GPB with the added cement had good physical and mechanical properties compared with those of gypsum particleboard with no added cement. The TS and WA of gypsum particleboard with added cement were reduced by 10%. The mechanical properties of GPB, such as internal bond strength (IB), modulus of rupture (MOR), and modulus of elasticity (MOE), increased when the GPB was made with added cement. The properties of GPB improved relative to the quantity of cement added. With an increase of cement content from 5% to 10%, the TS and WA were reduced, and the IB, MOR, and MOE were increased. In contrast, the TS and WA increased and the IB, MOE, and MOR decreased when the cement content was increased from 15% to 30%. Thus the physical and mechanical properties of GPB were successfully improved when the added cement content was 10%.An outline of this paper was presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society in Kochi, April 1997     

刨花板厚度偏差对板式家具精度的影响

在家具制造过程中，刨花板厚度偏差对板式家具尺寸精度有明显影响。因此控制板材厚度偏差是目前刨花板生产中亟待解决的一个重要问题。     

THE EFFECTS OF WETTING AND REDRYING CYCLE ON PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PARTICLEBOARD

INTR0DUCTI0NOvertheyearsmmpresearchershavefoundUFandPFparticleboardstoedsbitsimilarshorttermphysicalpropeniesatlowhumidityandtemperatUre(DeainandOstInan,l983).DifferentbehaviorpatternsbetWeentl1eresinsemefgeasrelativehumidityandtem-peratUrerise,finallycouldresultinthefailureofboards(R0dwell,l99l).AnumberofworkshavequestionedWhetherhydrolysisistheonlyfactorinvolvedinb0ndfailure.Irlereported(l986)thedifferenteffectsofwettingandredryingonthepropertiesofpureUFandPFresinfilms.Soitmaybeim…     

竹材覆面定向刨花板性能的研究

用竹席和竹帘对定向刨花板基材进行覆面处理并测试了覆面ＯＳＢ的主要物理力学性能，分析了覆面材料、组坯分式和施胶方法对覆面ＯＳＢ性能的影响。试验结果表明，竹材覆面ＯＳＢ的物理力学性能和耐老化性能比基材有很大程度的提高或改善。在本试验确定的涂胶量和热压工艺条件下，覆面材料与ＯＳＢ之间的胶合大于基材的内结合强度。覆面ＯＳＢ的吸水厚度膨胀率仅为基材ＯＳＢ的１／３左右。竹材覆面ＯＳＢ的承载能力和刚性与覆面材料     

Effects of mat moisture content and press closing speed on the formation of density profile and properties of particleboard

Isocyanate resin-bonded 0.5 and 0.7 g/cm³ lauan (Shorea sp.) particleboards were produced from mats with uniform and distributed moisture content (MC) distributions, using three hot press closing speeds. The effects of these processing variables on the formation of density profile in particleboard and board properties were analyzed statistically. A definition of the density profile was introduced, and the correlations among the various defining factors were established. The results are summarized as follows. (1) The peak density (PD) of particleboard could be increased, with a slight reduction in the core density (CD), using mats with different MC distributions. (2) In a conventional density profile, CD and PD are highly dependent on the board mean density (MD); and the gradient factor (GF), peak distance from the faces (Pdi), and peak base (Pb) are significantly correlated to each other, at the 99% significance level. (3) Greater press closing speed reduces Pdi and Pb, with an increase in GF. (4) Greater press closing speed could increase the PD in board of low MD, with minimal effect on CD. (5) The modulus of elasticity (MOE) of particleboards from mats with high MC near the faces were consistently higher than those from mats with uniform MC, irrespective of the press closing speed, whereas their modulus of rupture (MOR) became indifferent at higher MD under slow and fast closing speeds. (6) Sanding does not improve the MOR and MOE of particleboard significantly.     

A METHOD TO IMPROVE DIMENSIONAL STABILITY OF PF PARTICLEBOARD

A method of alkaline pretreatment of particles was designed to produce threetypes of chips.The pretreatmentet of particles in 1% water solution of NaOH for 30minutes offered a possibility of producing PF bonded particleboards with minimal irrecover-able swell and a reduction in thickness swelling.The method used in this work could beused to produce more stable PF particeboard.     

十种树种刨花板制板工艺条件的研究

试验测定了十种树种枝桠材的密度、木材水浸提液的pH值和碱缓冲能力,及刨花堆积密度。通过对树种、板材密度、施胶量、固化剂和石蜡用量与板材性能之间关系的研究,提出了十种树种刨花板的制板工艺条件。     

Development of binderless particleboard from kenaf core using steam-injection pressing

Binderless particleboards were successfully developed from kenaf core using the steam-injection press. The effects of board density, steam pressure, and treatment time on the properties of the board were evaluated. The target board densities were relatively low, ranging from 0.40 to 0.70g/cm³. The properties [i.e., moduli of rupture (MOR) and elasticity (MOE) in both dry and wet conditions, internal bonding strength (IB), and water absorption (WA)] of the boards increased linearly with increasing board density. Steam pressure and treatment time also affected the board properties. The bending strength and IB were improved with increased steam pressure. A long steam treatment time contributed to low thickness swelling (TS) values and thus better dimensional stability. The appropriate steam pressure was 1.0MPa, and the treatment time was 10–15min. The properties for 0.55g/cm³ density boards under optimum conditions were MOR 12.6MPa, MOE 2.5GPa, IB 0.49MPa, TS 7.5%, and wet MOR 2.4MPa. Compared with the requirement of JIS 5908, 1994 for particleboard, kenaf binderless boards showed excellent IB strength but relatively poor durability.Part of this report was presented at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Technological Association, Tokyo, October 2001     

碳水化合物作添加剂制木质刨花板的研究 Ⅱ糖的作用机理

本研究通过对以糖蜜为助粘剂制造的木质刨花板中木材糖基组成和糖蜜中游离单糖在热压条件下的转化情况和含量变化的研究,解释了糖在木质刨花板中产生胶合作用的方式。结果表明,在热压过程中木材表面化学活性增加,部分纤维素和半纤维素水解。这些水解单糖与糖蜜中的游离单糖均能转化成糠醛,与活化了的木素发生键合作用,生成树脂类化合物,从而达到胶合的目的。经红外光谱测定,在热压后,刨花表面化学基团发生变化,亲水性羟基官能团减少,僧水性羰基官能团增加,说明了糖蜜压制的刨花板具有良好耐水性的原因。这一结论为开发人造板的“无胶”技术提供依据。     

Utilisation of wood biomass residues from fruit tree branches,evergreen hardwood shrubs and Greek fir wood as raw materials for particleboard production. Part A. Mechanical properties

This paper investigates the potential of utilising wood biomass from fruit tree branches and evergreen hardwood shrubs as raw materials in the production of particleboards when mixed with Greek fir wood particles. The main mechanical properties of the boards made therefrom were determined and compared with those made of typical industrial wood (IW) particles. The highest modulus of rupture and elasticity (30.0 N/mm² and 4330 N/mm², respectively) in bending and screw withdrawal (SW) resistance (127.8 N/mm) were reported for boards made of Greek fir and were downgraded when the fruit tree branches or evergreen hardwood shrub particles also participated. The participation of fruit tree branch particles in proportions higher than 50% improved the internal bond (IB) of fir produced boards, while the highest IB strength (0.95 N/mm²) was reported for boards made of fruit tree branches. Particleboards made of evergreen hardwood shrubs showed inferior mechanical properties compared with those made of IW particles. The latter also showed superior bending strength but inferior SW resistance compared with boards made of fruit tree branches. Hygroscopic and other properties are under determination and will be presented and discussed in the second part of the work.     

稻草刨花板制造工艺的初步研究

探讨了以腺醛(UF)胶和以异氰酸酯(PMDI)改性的UF胶制造稻草刨花板的可行性。结果表明,用UF胶很难制造出较高强度的刨花板,以PMDI改性可明显提高UF胶对稻草的胶着力。通过对改性胶的施胶方式、固化利用量与板判性能关系的研究,以及对制板主要工艺参数的正交试俭,提出了制造稻草刨花阪的工艺条件。     

不同种泡桐叶片愈伤组织诱导及其植株再生(英文)

在确定5种泡桐叶片诱导愈伤组织基本培养基为MS的基础上,通过不同的NAA和BA的组合,筛选出了毛泡桐(Paulownia tomentosa)、南方泡桐(Pauiownia australis)、白花泡桐(Paulownia fortunei)、兰考泡桐(Paulownia elongata)和豫杂一号泡桐(P.tomentosa x P. fortunei)叶片愈伤组织诱导、芽分化和根分化的最适培养基。MS+0.5NAA+4BA、MS+0.3NAA+2BA、MS+0.5NAA+4BA、MS+0.3NAA+6BA和MS+0.3NAA+8BA分别为五种泡桐树种叶片愈伤组织诱导的最适培养基,上述树种的叶片愈伤组织诱导芽分化最适培养基分别为MS+0.3NAA+12 BA、MS+0.3NAA+12 BA、MS+0.5NAA+12 BA、MS+0.5NAA+12 BA和MS+0.7NAA+12 BA,最后找出了5种泡桐芽诱导根的最适培养基分别为1/2MS+0.1NAA、1/2MS+0.1NAA、1/2MS、1/2MS+0.3NAA和1/2MS+0.5NAA。这些结果为开展泡桐基因工程研究和利用不同种泡桐叶片原生质体融合培育泡桐新品种提供了参考。     

环境温度对刨花板生产质量的影响及改进方法

本项研究对气温(尤其在冬季)是如何影响刨花板生产进行了分析。通过对不同季节时的两种极端情况——较高的板坯芯层温度和较低的板坯芯层温度在热压过程中板坯芯层渴度的变化,进一步说明了芯层温度对热压时间以及刨花板质量的影响,并就如何解决这一问题提出了建议。     

木质与蒿杆混合刨花板的制备

利用蒿秆刨花代替部分木质刨花生产刨花板,试验采用正交试验方法,以刨花板的吸水厚度膨胀率、内结合强度、表面结合强度、静曲强度及握螺钉力等力学性能为评价指标,优化木质刨花与蒿秆刨花混合刨花板的制备工艺。正交试验结果表明,木质刨花与蒿杆刨花原料配比5:5,热压工艺为:热压温度155℃,热压时间40s/mm,施胶量12%。所制备的板材的吸水厚度膨胀率6.31%、静曲强度32.1MPa、握螺钉力1.84kN、内结合强度0.92MPa、表面结合强度0.82MPa。     

Effect of manufacturing parameters on the linear expansion and density profile of particleboard

Particleboards were fabricated in the laboratory with different board densities and resin contents to evaluate linear expansion when exposed to both vapor and liquid water. Density profiles were measured to determine the relation to the elastic constants and to the dimensional properties of the boards. It was found that density profiles were affected by the board density and resin content applied. The high-density layer formed in the thickness direction affected the elastic constant measurements. A model introduced to predict the linear expansion closely matched the data during exposure to water. Under conditions of 40°C and 90% humidity, linear expansion increased with increasing board density. An increase in resin content from 6% to 12% slightly increased the linear expansion and decreased the thickness swelling. A linear relation was found between board density and linear expansion per unit of moisture content change.