Bartoszuk, K.; Kowaluk, G. The Influence of the Content of Recycled Natural Leather Residue Particles on the Properties of High-Density Fiberboards. Materials2023, 16, 5340.
Bartoszuk, K.; Kowaluk, G. The Influence of the Content of Recycled Natural Leather Residue Particles on the Properties of High-Density Fiberboards. Materials 2023, 16, 5340.
Bartoszuk, K.; Kowaluk, G. The Influence of the Content of Recycled Natural Leather Residue Particles on the Properties of High-Density Fiberboards. Materials2023, 16, 5340.
Bartoszuk, K.; Kowaluk, G. The Influence of the Content of Recycled Natural Leather Residue Particles on the Properties of High-Density Fiberboards. Materials 2023, 16, 5340.
Abstract
During the production of furniture, large amounts of waste of these materials are generated, which are most often stored in warehouses without a specific purpose for their subsequent use. In highly developed countries, as many as 25 million tons of textile waste are produced annually, of which approximately 40% is non-clothing waste, such as carpets, furniture and car upholstery. The aim of the research was to produce and evaluate the dry-formed high-density fiberboards (HDF) with various shares of recycled particles of natural leather used in upholstery furniture production at different contents (1, 5 and 10% by weight). Mechanical properties (modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity and screw withdrawal resistance) and physical properties (density profile, thickness swelling after water immersion, water absorption, surface absorption) were tested. The density profile and contact angle of natural leather have been also characterized. The results show that increasing the content of leather particles in HDF mostly has a positive effect on mechanical properties, especially screw withdrawal resistance and water absorption. It can be concluded, that, depending on the further use of HDF, it is possible to use recovered upholstery leather particles as a reasonable addition to wood fibers in HDF technology.
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