Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Ali akbar Enayati ¹
• Hossein Usefi ²
• Davood Rasoli ³

¹ Associate professor of Natural Resources, College of Tehran University

² - Phd student,Tehran University

³ Msc of Wood Science of Tehran University

Abstract

The effect of Apple pruning wood particles in mixed with industrial wood particles for particleboard manufacturing was studied. One layer laboratory panels with density of 0.6 gr/cm³ with two variables amount of Apple pruning wood particles content (0/100, 15/85, 30/70, 45/55 percent weight of Apple pruning particles/wood particles) and a press time of 5 and 7 min were produced. The physical and mechanical properties of panels were measured. The results showed that the amount of Apple pruning wood particle had significant influence on the most physical and mechanical properties of panels such as MOR, MOE, IB, TS and WA while they were improved as the Apple pruning wood particles increased. The results also indicated that press time had significant influence on the IB and TS of panels and they were increased as the press time increased.

Keywords

• Particleboard
• Apple pruning
• Wood particle
• PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Main Subjects

• Composite wood products