| Summary: In this study; some technological properties of Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) produced by the addition of graphene nanoplate (GNP), carbon fiber powder (CFP) and sodium alginate (NaAlg) were investigated. GNP, CFP were used as single and mixture with both together and Na Alginate. Two different rates (0,1% and 0,3%) of these chemicals were added to Urea Formaldehyde (UF) resin and MDF panels were produced. The changes on
the some physical, mechanical, thermal-fire, surface, biological properties of these MDF panels were determined. As a result of this study, it was found that the experimental parameters had effects on the fiberboard properties and this effect changed depending on type of chemicals and their concentration rates. In general, it was found that the addition of chemicals had positive effects on the properties of these MDF panels. While the mechanical, physical and surface properties of the panel samples showed variability with the addition of these materials as single or mixture to resin, especially, their fire resistance and thermal conductivity values increased. Furthermore, it was found that these chemicals showed positive effects on the fungi decay test and improved the biological resistance of MDF samples.
Key Words: Graphene, GNP, Carbon fiber, Sodium alginate, MDF, Nanomaterials |
