Improvement of Particleboard’s Characteristics and Properties
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Wood Science and Forest Products".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (7 August 2023) | Viewed by 298
Special Issue Editors
Interests: concrete technologies; materials engineering; veneers; bioinspired engineering and biomimetic design; concrete durability; concrete material technology; adhesives; building materials; shear strength; civil engineering materials; lignin; mechanical properties; manufacturing finite element analysis
Interests: materials; material characterization; materials processing; SEM analysis; materials testing; tensile testing; coating; materials technology; surface engineering; wood-based materials; lignocellulosic composites; biocomposites
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Dear Colleagues,
The production of wood materials worldwide is developing and has an upward trend. According to FAOSTAT, the world’s particleboard production in 2020 alone amounted to 96 million cubic meters. The constantly growing demand shapes such a high output for this type of board. The good mechanical and physical properties of particleboards and their relatively low price make them widely applied in the furniture, building, construction and packaging industries. They can be utilized in furniture production, floor panels, wall panels, joinery elements, packaging, building construction, etc.
However, the current trends related to environmental protection and raw wood material constraints make it necessary to research new technologies for particleboard production. The research focuses on chemical additives such as adhesives and hydrophobic substances, and materials aimed at using alternative materials to wood in their production.
In addition, growing consumer expectations regarding the properties and quality of particleboards force manufacturers to change the technology in order to improve the mechanical and physical properties, machinability and production of boards with a reduced density.
Prof. Dr. Piotr Borysiuk
Dr. Radoslaw Auriga
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- particleboard
- raw material
- biomass
- physical properties
- mechanical properties
- machinability
- lignocellulosic composites
- post-consumer raw material
