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Feasibility of Value-added Utilization of Ash Trees Infested with Emerald Ash Borer  

Kim, Jae-Woo (Institute of Agriculture Science and Technology Department of Wood Science and Technology Kyungpook National University)
Matuana, Laurent M. (Department of Forestry Michigan State University)
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Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology / v.34, no.5, 2006 , pp. 79-87 More about this Journal
Abstract
Value-added utilization of the disposed ash trees due to the infestation by Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) was explored by converting them into particleboards (PBs) and wood-plastic composites (WPCs). The experimental result showed that PB panels could be successfully manufactured from the ash wood but compaction ratio need to be higher than 1.3 in order to meet the standard requirements listed by American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Ash wood plastic composites with high density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP) were also prepared with additives by extrusion. Physical and mechanical properties of ash wood plastic composite compared favorably to those made of pine and maple.
Keywords
emerald ash borer; particleboard; wood plastic composite; compaction ratio; density profile;
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