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Article
Mechanical Properties of Particleboard Made from Rice Husk
Author(s)
Takao Ota1* and Tomoya Okamoto2
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6221/2015.7-8.002
Affiliation(s)
1. Innovation Center for Cooperative Research, National Institute of Technology, Toyama College, Toyama 939-8630, Japan
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Toyama College, Toyama 939-8630, Japan
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to develop particleboard formed from rice husk particles by hot pressing with a PVA (Polyvinyl alcohol) binder. A preform was prepared using mixed rice husk particles, PVA powder, and purified water. The rice husk particle and the PVA binder contents were fixed at 80:20. The rice husk particleboard was fabricated using the hot pressing method. The flexural strength and modulus of resulting particleboard were investigated. Results showed that mainly, the rice husk particleboard satisfied the reference flexural strength (flexural strength is 13 MPa or more) of base type 13 particleboard according to JIS A 5908. However, it exceeded the reference density even for flexural modulus higher than 2.5 GPa.
KEYWORDS
Agricultural by-product, rice husk, PVA (Polyvinyl alcohol) resin, particleboard, mechanical properties.
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