Utilization of the coconut shell of babaçu (Orbignya sp.) to produce cement-bonded particleboard.
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.
Almeida
Renato Rocha
RR
Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz/USP, Piracicaba-SP, Brazil.
Del Menezzi
Cláudio Henrique Soares
CH
Teixeira
Divino Eterno
DE
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
D014867:Water; C036909:lignocellulose; D002482:Cellulose; D008031:Lignin; D002122:Calcium Chloride