Effect of the addition of polymer fluff to wood furnish on the mechanical and physical properties of wood fiberboard

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 32-38

  Shi, Sheldon Q ^a   Gardner, Douglas J ^a   Wang, John Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Engineered Polymers Co   (United States)

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