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Effect of Date Palm Cultivar, Particle Size, Panel Density and Hot Water Extraction on Particleboards Manufactured from Date Palm Fronds

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  • Said S. Hegazy

    (Chair of Dates Industry and Technology, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
    Timber Trees Department, Horticulture Research institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Cairo 12619, Egypt)

  • Khaled Ahmed

    (Chair of Dates Industry and Technology, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
    Agricultural Engineering Institution, Giza, Cairo2450, Egypt)

Abstract

The objective of this work was to evaluate some of the important physical and mechanical properties of particleboard panels manufactured from three different cultivars of date palm ( Phoenix dactylifera ) fronds, namely Saqui, Barhi and Sukkari. Experimental panels were manufactured from hot water extracted and non-extracted, and fine and coarse particles of the raw material under two target panel densities of 650 and 750 kg/m 3 . Bending properties and internal bond strength, along with dimensional stability in the form of thickness swelling, water absorption, and linear expansion of the samples was tested. Based on the findings of this work, panels manufactured from high density level and Saqie cultivar, as well as fine particles, had better performance for their mechanical properties. The effect of hot water-treatment had less robust mechanical and physical properties. It appears that date palm fronds are underutilized resources that have the potential to be used in the manufacture of value-added panel products.

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  • Said S. Hegazy & Khaled Ahmed, 2015. "Effect of Date Palm Cultivar, Particle Size, Panel Density and Hot Water Extraction on Particleboards Manufactured from Date Palm Fronds," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 5(2), pages 1-19, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:5:y:2015:i:2:p:267-285:d:49730
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    1. Ramadan A. Nasser & Mohamed Z. M. Salem & Salim Hiziroglu & Hamad A. Al-Mefarrej & Ahmed S. Mohareb & Manawwer Alam & Ibrahim M. Aref, 2016. "Chemical Analysis of Different Parts of Date Palm ( Phoenix dactylifera L.) Using Ultimate, Proximate and Thermo-Gravimetric Techniques for Energy Production," Energies, MDPI, vol. 9(5), pages 1-14, May.
    2. Hans-Jörg Gusovius & Carsten Lühr & Thomas Hoffmann & Ralf Pecenka & Christine Idler, 2019. "An Alternative to Field Retting: Fibrous Materials Based on Wet Preserved Hemp for the Manufacture of Composites," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 9(7), pages 1-25, July.
    3. Maria Teresa Ferrandez-Garcia & Antonio Ferrandez-Garcia & Teresa Garcia-Ortuño & Clara Eugenia Ferrandez-Garcia & Manuel Ferrandez-Villena, 2020. "Influence of Particle Size on the Properties of Boards Made from Washingtonia Palm Rachis with Citric Acid," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-11, June.

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