Value Addition of Waste Material by Concocting Particle Board

S. Aynharan¹ , P.D.R. Tharanga² , K. Kajanthan³ , K.W.U.P. Dissanayaka⁴

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.9 , Issue.4 , pp.32-36, Aug-2021

Online published on Aug 31, 2021

Copyright © S. Aynharan, P.D.R. Tharanga, K. Kajanthan, K.W.U.P. Dissanayaka . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
Using modern technology particle boards have been prepared and use in wildly. Currently, the higher demand for this particle board fails to support the needs. Nowadays which is consuming in numerous ways such as restrooms driveways, passageways, industrial unit, abodes, sports complex, offices, libraries, drizzly areas and many internal portion and exterior locations. In Sri Lanka there are abundant of resources and agro-forestry residues whose potentials are yet to be fully utilized for economic advantage. This study was explored the properties of particle board fashioned by sawdust and waste paper. The boards were produced manually by compressing soaked mixtures of paper pulp and sawdust in wooden and mettle molds with a compressive load 100:0, 60:40, 40:60 and 0:100 of paper to sawdust (Dry), respectively. The compacted mixtures were allowed to sun drying for three days to confirm free from moisture. Density, compressive and tensile tests, thermal conductivity, and electrical conductivity were carried out. According to the analysis, 60% paper 40% saw dust sample of particle board displays the virtuous characteristics than other samples. It exhibits peak value of flexural strength and compressive strength while the purely made by sawdust shows the low value than this. The percentage of saw dust rises the open pores and reductions the value of compressive strength and flexural strength while it shows that low value of tensile stress. And also sample II revels the higher value of density 691.13 kgm-3. In addition to that the thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity also reinforced to this sample II (60% paper 40% saw dust). So, 60% paper 40% saw dust particle board could be endorsed for manufacturing interior wall partitions, notice board and use for decoration etc…. In addition to that this makes the green environment and value added the waste materials.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Saw dust, Paper pulp, Particleboard, Flexural strength and Compressive strength

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