Prospects for the use of municipal tree pruning wastes in particleboard production

• Published in: Waste management & research Vol. 31; no. 9; pp. 960 - 965
• Main Authors: Duarte da Silva, Manuel Joaquim, Bezerra, Barbara Stolte, Gomes Battistelle, Rosane Aparecida, De Domenico Valarelli, Ivaldo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01-09-2013; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Construction Materials; Density; Materials elasticity; Materials Testing; Mechanical properties; Particle board; Physical properties; Pruning; Recycling; Studies; Tabebuia; Tabebuia serratifolia; Temperature; Tensile Strength; Terminalia; Terminalia catappa; Trees; Waste disposal; Waste Management; Wastes; Wood; Wood products; pruning; recycled; wastes; Tree; particleboard; wood; branches
• ISSN: 0734-242X; 1096-3669
• DOI: 10.1177/0734242X13495101

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the physical and mechanical properties of particleboard made   with pruning wastes from Ipê (Tabebuia serratifolia) and Chapéu-de-Sol (Terminalia catappa) trees. Particleboards were prepared with both wood species, using all the material produced by grinding the pruning wastes. The particleboards had dimensions of 45×45 cm, a thickness of approximately 11.5 mm and an average density of 664 kg/m3. A urea–formaldehyde adhesive was used in the proportion of 12% of the dry particle mass. The particleboards were pressed at a temperature of 130°C for 10 mins. The physical and mechanical properties analyzed were density, moisture content, thickness swelling, percentage of lignin and cellulose, modulus of resilience, modulus of elasticity and tensile strength parallel to the grain, accordingly to the standards NBR 14810 and CS 236-66 (1968). The particleboards were considered to be of medium density. The particle size significantly affected the static bending strength and tensile strength parallel to the grain. Ipê presented better results, demonstrating a potential for the production and use of particleboard made from this species.