INVESTIGATION OF SHAPE STABILITY OF VARIOUSLY DESIGNED BLOCKBOARDS MADE OF POST-CONSUMER WOOD

Abstract

It has been shown that post-consumer wood (PCW) is a suitable secondary raw material resource for manufacturing blockboards. Various designs and production technology have been developed for fabricating blockboards from PCW by placing edge to edge strips from solid wood or/and from wood particle board (WPB). The relationship has been established between strip width and shape stability of blockboards from PCW (PCW-made blockboards). Practical recommendations have been provided for the technology of manufacture and application of PCW-made blockboards. A scientific and technological basis has been provided for application of PCW in blockboards production.

Keywords

• wood
• post-consumer wood (PCW)
• blockboard (BB)
• wood fiberboard (WFB)
• wood particle board (WPB)
• plywood; shape stability
• recycling
• waste management