Dimensional stability of MDF panels produced from fibres treated with maleated polypropylene wax

Wood Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 630-650

  Garcia, Rosilei A ^a   Cloutier, Alain ^a   Riedl, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; POLYPROPYLENES; WAXES; WOOD;

MEDIUM-DENSITY FIBERBOARD (MDF); POLYPROPYLENE WAX;

PARTICLE BOARD;

DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; FIBER BOARDS; POLYPROPYLENE; WAXED BOARDS; WOOD;

EID: 27844579212     PISSN: 00437719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00226-005-0028-7     Document Type: Article

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