Effects of panel density and mat moisture content on processing medium density fiberboard

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 20-25

  Cai, Zhiyong ^a,b   Muehl, James H ^a   Winandy, Jerrold E ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL BONDING; PANEL DENSITY; RESIN CURING; STEAM PRESSURE;

CURING; HEAT TRANSFER; MOISTURE; OPTIMIZATION;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

CURING; HEAT TRANSFER; MOISTURE CONTENT; OPTIMIZATION; SOFTBOARDS;

EID: 33750800642     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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