title: Utilization of the coconut shell of babaçu (Orbignya sp.) to produce cement-bonded particleboard.
abstract: This experiment evaluated the use of the material of the outer coconut shell of babaçu (Orbignya sp.), a palm tree from Brazil, for the manufacture of particleboards bonded with Portland cement. Four treatments were analyzed at two target densities (1.2 g/cm3 and 1.4 g/cm3) and two levels (0% and 4%) of addition of calcium chloride. The lignocellulosic material from babaçu presented a low cement inhibition index according to the hydration test. Testing of manufactured panels showed that good physical and mechanical properties were achieved at the treatment levels tested.
authors.affiliation: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz/USP, Piracicaba-SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renato Rocha
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Cláudio Henrique Soares
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Del Menezzi
authors.forename: Divino Eterno
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Teixeira
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology; D002122:Calcium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry; D003059:Cocos / Q000378:metabolism*; D008031:Lignin / Q000737:chemistry; D008420:Manufactured Materials; D008422:Materials Testing; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D014867:Water; C036909:lignocellulose; D002482:Cellulose; D008031:Lignin; D002122:Calcium Chloride