Macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia) shell and castor (R-cinos communis) oil based sustainable particleboard: A comparison of its properties with conventional wood based particleboard

Wechsler, A; Zaharia, M; Crosky, A; Jones, Haley; Ramirez, M; Ballerini, A; Nunez, M; Sahajwalla, V

Macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia) shell and castor (R-cinos communis) oil based sustainable particleboard: A comparison of its properties with conventional wood based particleboard

Date

2013

Authors

Wechsler, A

Zaharia, M

Crosky, A

Jones, Haley

Ramirez, M

Ballerini, A

Nunez, M

Sahajwalla, V

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

The present study examines the suitability of particleboard made from ground macadamia nut shells bonded with castor oil derived resin as an environmentally sustainable substitute for conventional wood fiber/urea formaldehyde particleboards. The propertie