caa a22 4500 463247353 CHVBK 20180405153329.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20071201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10086-007-0902-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10086-007-0902-z Strength, decay and termite resistance of oriented kenaf fiberboards [Elektronische Daten] [Thomas Walther, S. Kartal, Won Hwang, Kenji Umemura, Shuichi Kawai] The development of oriented fiberboards made from kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) and their suitability as a construction material has been investigated. Three different types of boards consisting of five layers with individual orientations were prepared using a combination of low molecular weight and high molecular weight phenol-formaldehyde (PF) resin for impregnation and adhesion purposes. Additional boards with the same structure were prepared using high molecular weight PF resin only. The mechanical properties of the boards have been examined as well as their resistance against fungal decay and termite attack. All kenaf fiberboards showed elevated mechanical properties compared with medium-density fiberboard made from wood fibers, and showed increased decay and termite resistance. Differences in the decay and termite resistance between the board types were caused by the presence of the low molecular weight PF resin for the impregnation of the fibers. No significant difference was found for the mechanical properties. The effect of the PF resin for impregnation was much clearer in fungal decay resistance than for termite resistance; however, fiber orientation had no effect on both decay and termite resistance of the specimens. The Japan Wood Research Society, 2007 Kenaf fiber nationallicence Oriented fiberboard nationallicence Phenol resin nationallicence Decay resistance nationallicence Termite resistance nationallicence Walther Thomas Voith Paper Technology Center, Paul-Hartmann-Strasse 4, 89522, Heidenheim, Germany aut Kartal S. Department of Forest Biology and Wood Protection Technology, Forestry Faculty, Istanbul University, 34473, Istanbul, Turkey aut Hwang Won Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, 611-0011, Kyoto, Japan aut Umemura Kenji Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, 611-0011, Kyoto, Japan aut Kawai Shuichi Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, 611-0011, Kyoto, Japan aut Journal of Wood Science Springer-Verlag 53/6(2007-12-01), 481-486 1435-0211 53:6<481 2007 53 10086 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10086-007-0902-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10086-007-0902-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Walther Thomas Voith Paper Technology Center, Paul-Hartmann-Strasse 4, 89522, Heidenheim, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kartal S. Department of Forest Biology and Wood Protection Technology, Forestry Faculty, Istanbul University, 34473, Istanbul, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hwang Won Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, 611-0011, Kyoto, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Umemura Kenji Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, 611-0011, Kyoto, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kawai Shuichi Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, 611-0011, Kyoto, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Wood Science Springer-Verlag 53/6(2007-12-01), 481-486 1435-0211 53:6<481 2007 53 10086 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer