Natural durability and performance of hornbeam cement bonded particleboard

Authors

  • Antonios N. Papadopoulos Technological Educational Institute of Kavala

Keywords:

cement, hornbeam, carpinus betulus L, coniophora puteana, trametes versicolor

Abstract

Cement bonded particleboards were manufactured from hornbeam (Carpinus betulus L.) wood particles. Hydration tests were carried out to determine the inhibitory index in order to characterise wood-cement compatibility. The results revealed that the mixture of hornbeam -cement can be classified as moderate inhibition. Two wood: cement ratios were applied in this study, namely 1:3 and 1:4, for the board manufacture. It was found that an increase of cement-wood ratio resulted to an increase in all, but MOR values. All properties of the boards made from 1:4 wood: cement ratio, surpassed the minimum requirements set forth by the building type HZ code. Boards were exposed to brown and white rot fungi, Coniophora puteana, Trametes versicolor respectively. Overall, both fungi failed to attack the cement-bonded boards.

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Author Biography

Antonios N. Papadopoulos, Technological Educational Institute of Kavala

Technological Educational Institute of Kavala, Branch of Drama, Department of Forestry and Management of Natural Environment, Laboratory of Wood and Wood Products, TK 66100, Drama, Greece.

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Papadopoulos, A. N. (2014). Natural durability and performance of hornbeam cement bonded particleboard. Maderas-Cienc Tecnol, 10(2), 93–98. Retrieved from https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/MCT/article/view/1393

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2008)

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