Effects of hot-pressing parameters and wax content on the properties of fiberboard made from paper mill sludge

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 736-741

  Geng, Xinglian ^a   Deng, James ^a   Zhang, S Y ^a  

^a FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fiberboard; Panel density; Paper mill sludge; Pressing temperature; Pressing time; Wax content

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; ELASTIC MODULI; HOT PRESSING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SOLID WASTES; STATISTICAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE; WAXES;

PANEL DENSITY; PAPER MILL SLUDGE; PRESSING TEMPERATURE; PRESSING TIME; WAX CONTENT;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

DENSITY; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; FIBER BOARDS; HOT PRESSING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PANELS; PAPER MILLS; RUPTURE MODULUS; SLUDGE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; WAX;

EID: 33751237374     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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