Naslov
Mechanical Properties and Free Formaldehyde Content of Particleboards Produced using Ammonium Sulphate- Based Hardener Partially Replaced with Tartaric Acid

Autori
Španić, Nikola ; Jambreković, Vladimir ; Kljak, Jaroslav ; Mihulja, Goran ; Milanović, Željko

Izvornik
Drvna industrija : znanstveno-stručni časopis za pitanja drvne tehnologije (0012-6772) 71 (2020), 4; 389-393

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Particleboards ; hardener ; tartaric acid ; mechanical properties ; free formaldehyde content

Sažetak
The use of resins, whose curing reaction takes place by high temperature and hardener addition, is inevitably involved in particleboard manufacturing process. In addition to commercial hardeners, such as ammonium sulphate, with the aim of optimizing the production process and reducing the production costs, a certain percentage of hardener can, among other things, be replaced with price affordable bio-based materials. Tartaric acid, that is its salts (tartrates), which are commercially produced for the needs of wine and food industries, are a part of the aforementioned group of products. Since tartaric acid is a relatively inexpensive, readily available, weak diprotic and aldaric acid, the question arises whether it can be used as a component of the hardener system for curing urea-formaldehyde resins that are commercially used in particleboard production. For that reason, in this paper, the infl uence of partial replacement of ammonium sulphate hardener with tartaric acid on the mechanical properties (bending strength, modulus of elasticity and internal bond) and free formaldehyde content of experimentally produced particleboards was examined. Boards thickness, density and moisture content were also determined. The test results suggest that tartaric acid has a benefi cial effect on the above particleboard properties, but they also indicate that the extent of that effect is strongly dependent on panel press time.

Izvorni jezik
Hrvatski

Znanstvena područja
Drvna tehnologija

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