Aim of study
The objectives of this research were to determine the effectiveness of melamine impregnated paper (MIP) waste as an adhesive in the particleboard manufacturing and effects of the MIP waste using as an adhesive on the some technological properties of particleboard.
Area of study
To determine the mechanical, physical and formaldehyde content of particleboards manufactured with different resins (MIP waste, neat MIP resin).
Material and Methods
In this study, particleboards were produced with utilizing MIP waste and neat MIP resin. No additional adhesive was used for MIP waste. Two different types of mixture of Turkish red pine (90%) and poplar wood (10%) particles (fine and coarse) were used. Eight different particleboard groups and three particleboards with three layers (two surface layers and one core layer) were manufactured for each group in hot press.
Main results
As results of this study, amount of adhesives had significant effect on panel properties. With the increasing of both adhesive rates (MIPW and neat MIP resin), mechanical and physical properties of particleboard were improved. However, formaldehyde content values were worsen with the increasing of both adhesive rates. The best result for MIPW and neat MIP resin were obtained when highest rates of them (25% and 13%, respectively) were used.
Research highlights
Particleboards were successfully manufactured with using of the MIP waste as adhesive. Although the MIPW (25%) boards were provided lower mechanical and physical values than neat MIP resin (13%) boards, they were satisfied the most of standard requirements.