Characterization and anatomical structure alterations of Eucalyptus grandis wood in three refining conditions and effect in technological properties of MDF panels / Caracterização e alterações na estrutura anatômica da madeira do Eucalyptus grandis em três condições de desfibramento e efeito nas propriedades tecnológicas de painéis MDF

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2007

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Currently is evidenced a great demand of growth in eucalypts MDF panels production in relation with pinus, commonly used in the industry. The present study had the objective to characterize the morphologic components of Eucalyptus grandis wood chips “in natura” submitted in three different refining conditions (time, pressure and energy), named intermediate, smaller and biggest intensity of refining (A, B and C, respectively). The technological characteristics of MDF panels from three refining conditions were analyzed according standard NBR 15316. During this development were collected for three refining conditions, in all the productive chain of the MDF panels: wood chips, wooden dissociated material and panels MDF in industrial and laboratorial scale. The wood chips structure were microscopically characterized; the dissociated wood cells suspended in water of 3 refining conditions were evaluated through its separation in sieves and each fraction of woody material was morphologically classified and microscopically described. The results showed that the wood chips collected in industry storage compartment were homogeneous in the 3 refining preconditions and not influenced the MDF panel's treatments. The softness refining condition induced the shives formation and maintenance of vessels, parenchyma and the longest fibers. The more drastic refining condition induced the fiber cell walls broking, with wood pulp presenting shortest fibers and lower vessels and parenchyma frequency. The coloration characteristics were observed, and the fiber pulp was darker as result of the high pressure, greater time and more refinement energy applied. The MDF panels elaborated by softness refining condition presented greater resistance to screw pull in contrast of panels confectioned with hardness refining condition showing lesser mechanical properties of perpendicular and superficial tensile strength and bigger values of swelling and absorption. The results showed the importance of the variable related production with the wood and pulp wood treatments in technological properties of eucalypts MDF panels.

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chapa de fibra medium density fiberboard desfibramento wood anatomy eucalyptus grandis mdf panel anatomia vegetal madeira wood refining eucalipto

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