Effect of embedment of mwcnts for enhancement of physical and mechanical performance of medium density fiberboard

  • Waheed Gul
  • , Hussein Alrobei
  • , Syed Riaz Akbar Shah
  • , Afzal Khan
  • , Abid Hussain
  • , Abdullah M. Asiri
  • , Jaehwan Kim

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Abstract

In this research work effect of embedment of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the physical and mechanical properties of medium density fiberboard (MDF) have been investigated. The MWCNTs were embedded in urea formaldehyde resin (UF) at 0, 1.5%, 3% and 5% concentrations by weight for the manufacturing of nano-MDF. The addition of these nanoparticles enhanced thermal conductivity by 24.2% reduced curing time by 20% and controlled formaldehyde emission by 59.4%. The internal bonding (I.B), modulus elasticity (MOE), modulus of rupture (MOR), thickness swelling (Ts) and water absorption (WA) properties were improved significantly by 21.15%, 30.2%, 28.3%, 44.8% and 29% respectively as compared to controlled MDF.

Original languageEnglish
Article number29
Pages (from-to)1-18
Number of pages18
JournalNanomaterials
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2021

Keywords

  • Formaldehyde emission
  • I.B
  • MDF
  • MOE
  • MOR
  • MWCNTs
  • Thermal conductivity
  • Ts
  • UF
  • WA

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