TY - JOUR
T1 - Eco-friendly particleboard production from coconut waste valorization
AU - de Souza, Maila Janaína Coêlho
AU - de Melo, Rafael Rodolfo
AU - Guimarães Junior, José Benedito
AU - Mascarenhas, Adriano Reis Prazeres
AU - de Oliveira Paula, Edgley Alves
AU - Pedrosa, Talita Dantas
AU - Maskell, Daniel
AU - Mensah, Prosper
AU - Rodolfo Junior, Francisco
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was financed by Brazilian agencies National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and Office to Coordinate Improvement of University Personnel (CAPES)—Finance Code 001.
Funding Information:
To Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), and Federal University the Semiarid Region (UFERSA) for providing human resources, materials, and infrastructure for the study.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2023/2/28
Y1 - 2023/2/28
N2 - Reusing agro-industrial waste does not only help to mitigate environmental impact but also enables valorization through the development of new products. The aim is to enhance the physical and mechanical properties of particleboard panels produced with Eucalyptus wood and different proportions of waste products—coconut fiber (Cocos nucifera L.). Physical properties (density, water absorption, and thickness swelling) and mechanical properties (static bending and internal bond resistance) were assessed, and panels reinforced with coconut fiber showed the best qualities with higher density, greater dimensional stability, and less water absorption. Static bending resistance and internal bond resistance also increased significantly. This demonstrated the potential of achieving compatible characteristics for civil construction and furniture production through the inclusion of waste material. The impact of this research is obtained from the utilization of an important agro-industrial residue in the manufacture of permanent composites.
AB - Reusing agro-industrial waste does not only help to mitigate environmental impact but also enables valorization through the development of new products. The aim is to enhance the physical and mechanical properties of particleboard panels produced with Eucalyptus wood and different proportions of waste products—coconut fiber (Cocos nucifera L.). Physical properties (density, water absorption, and thickness swelling) and mechanical properties (static bending and internal bond resistance) were assessed, and panels reinforced with coconut fiber showed the best qualities with higher density, greater dimensional stability, and less water absorption. Static bending resistance and internal bond resistance also increased significantly. This demonstrated the potential of achieving compatible characteristics for civil construction and furniture production through the inclusion of waste material. The impact of this research is obtained from the utilization of an important agro-industrial residue in the manufacture of permanent composites.
KW - Agro-industrial wastes
KW - Cocos nucifera
KW - Composites
KW - Eucalyptus
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U2 - 10.1007/s11356-022-23273-5
DO - 10.1007/s11356-022-23273-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85139172498
SN - 0944-1344
VL - 30
SP - 15241
EP - 15252
JO - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
JF - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
IS - 6
ER -