The manufacture of particleboards using sunflower stalks (helianthus annuus l.) and poplar wood (populus alba L.)

Bektaş İ., Güler C., Kalaycioglu H., Mengeloğlu F., Nacar M.

JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS, vol.39, no.5, pp.467-473, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0021998305047098
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.467-473
  • Keywords: sunflower stalks, particleboard, physical properties, mechanical properties
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this study, three-layer particleboards are produced from a mixture of sunflower stalks (Helianthus annuus L.) and poplar wood (Populus alba L.) at certain ratios utilizing urea-formaldehyde (UF) adhesives. Panels with a density of 0.7g/cm(3) are manufactured with the ratios of 25, 50, and 75 percent particles from sunflower stalks or poplar. For comparison, panels are solely manufactured with sunflower stalks and poplar wood.