INFLUENCE OF RESIN CONTENT, TEMPERATURE AND TIME OF PRESSING ON THE EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE CONTENT OF PARTCLEBOARD

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Lourival Marin Mendes
Graciane Angélica da Silva
Paulo Fernando Trugilho
Leopoldo K. Saldanha
Fábio Akira Mori
Franciane Andrade de Pádua

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The production of the panels encompasses processing parameters that interfere on the properties and on the equilibrium moisture content of this product. The study determined the influence of the processing variables (resin content, pressing temperature and pressing time) on the equilibrium moisture content of the panels. The results demonstrated that equilibrium moisture content was affected by temperature of pressing and by temperature and time pressing interaction; however, it was not affected by the resin content.

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