Development of ultra‑light foam‑core fibreboard for furniture application

Khojasteh Khosro, Saeed; Shalbafan, Ali; Thömen, Heiko (2021). Development of ultra‑light foam‑core fibreboard for furniture application European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 79, pp. 1435-1449. Springer https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-021-01723-0

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Ultra-lightweight foam-core fibreboard with 19 mm thickness was produced with a novel one-step process using resinated wood fibres for the faces and expandable polystyrene (EPS) as core layer material. The aim of the current study was to investigate the panel properties produced with different EPS bead diameter (0.5, 1.5, and 2.5 mm) and surface layer thickness (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 mm). The EPS bead diameter showed a significant effect on the properties of foam-core fibreboard. The most uniform foam with the smallest cell size and highest cell density was observed in panels with smaller EPS beads, which also resulted in a remarkable increase in bending strength and edge screw withdrawal resistance (SWR) of the foam-core panels. Increasing the surface layer thickness from 1 to 5 mm significantly raised the foam-core panels’ density from 220 to 460 kg/ m3, respectively. The higher the panel density, the higher the bending properties and the face SWR. The physical properties (thickness swelling and water absorption) of foam-core panels were negatively influenced by thickening of the surface layers. In general, foam-core fibreboards made with smaller EPS beads (0.5 mm) and 3 mm surface layers (density of 340 kg/m3) showed excellent potential for furniture manufacturing due to their acceptable properties according to EN622-5/P1 while still having nearly 55% lower density compared to conventional fibreboard density (750 kg/m3).

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering > Institute for Materials and Wood Technology School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering > Institute for Materials and Wood Technology > Wood Chemistry School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering > Institute for Materials and Wood Technology > Furniture Development School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering > Institute for Materials and Wood Technology > Polymer Chemistry School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering > Institute for Materials and Wood Technology > Composite Materials School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering > Institut for Building Materials and Biobased Products IBBM School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering > Institut for Building Materials and Biobased Products IBBM > Biopolymers and Wood Chemistry group FGBH School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering > Institut for Building Materials and Biobased Products IBBM > Materials and Life Cycle Assessment group FGWO
Name:	Khojasteh Khosro, Saeed; Shalbafan, Ali and Thömen, Heiko
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TP Chemical technology
ISSN:	1436-736X
Publisher:	Springer
Language:	English
Submitter:	Ali Shalbafan
Date Deposited:	12 Jan 2022 15:45
Last Modified:	04 Nov 2022 09:46
Publisher DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-021-01723-0
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.16161
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/16161