Effect of Date Palm Cultivar, Particle Size, Panel Density and Hot Water Extraction on Particleboards Manufactured from Date Palm Fronds

Said S. Hegazy and Khaled Ahmed
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Said S. Hegazy: Chair of Dates Industry and Technology, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Khaled Ahmed: Chair of Dates Industry and Technology, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia

Agriculture, 2015, vol. 5, issue 2, 1-19

Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate some of the important physical and mechanical properties of particleboard panels manufactured from three different cultivars of date palm ( Phoenix dactylifera ) fronds, namely Saqui, Barhi and Sukkari. Experimental panels were manufactured from hot water extracted and non-extracted, and fine and coarse particles of the raw material under two target panel densities of 650 and 750 kg/m 3 . Bending properties and internal bond strength, along with dimensional stability in the form of thickness swelling, water absorption, and linear expansion of the samples was tested. Based on the findings of this work, panels manufactured from high density level and Saqie cultivar, as well as fine particles, had better performance for their mechanical properties. The effect of hot water-treatment had less robust mechanical and physical properties. It appears that date palm fronds are underutilized resources that have the potential to be used in the manufacture of value-added panel products.

Keywords: date palm fronds; particleboard; particle size; strength properties; hot water treatment; dimensional stability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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