Heat applied chitosan treatment on hardwood chips to improve physical and mechanical properties of particleboard

High-heat treatment after surface application of chitosan was used in an effort to improve physical and mechanical performances of particleboard. Particleboard is mainly used in the furniture industry and also used as a home decoration material; however, it has a poor dimensional stability. In this...

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Main Author: Mehmet Altay Basturk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2012-11-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://www.ncsu.edu/bioresources/BioRes_07/BioRes_07_4_4858_Basturk_Heat_Chitosan_Treat_Properties_Particleboard_2703.pdf