Physical and Mechanical Properties Analysis of Wood-waste Composite Panels

Abstract

The timber industry takes an important place in our modern life, and there has been an increased interest in it for a long time, especially in industrially developed countries. The concerns of the environmental organization regarding the plant wealth preservation have caused scientific trends to search for sources or industries that can achieve acceptable alternatives to natural wood. The materials in this article are related to industrial timber manufacturing of greenhouse wood waste, low density polyethylene and non-standard joinery waste. Moreover, panel samples made from the above materials were briefly subjected to tests as well as tested by fresh and salt water absorption.The density calculation results for all samples have shown the possibility of obtaining a wide range of wooden planks from the lightest to the heaviest ones, depending on the type of filler used. Additionally, the conducted research has shown the possibility of producing artificial wood panels made from the studied materials with good quality and fully satisfactory physical and mechanical properties.