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Biological performance of particleboard incorporated with boron minerals

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We compared resistance to decay, mold fungi, termites and insect larvae of particleboards incorporated with the raw boron minerals ulexite and colemanite to that of particleboards impregnated with the commercial boron preservative zinc borate, or boric acid plus a borax mixture. We also quantified water absorption, thickness swell and boron release of particleboards. Ulexite had the best decay resistance, and colemanite had the best termite resistance. However, ulexite and colemanite were not as effective as zinc borate or the boric acid/borax mixture in preventing mold growth. In general, the boric acid/borax mixture combination was more effective against Anobium larvae than the other treatments. Less boron was released by specimens containing zinc borate and colemanite than by those containing ulexite or the boric acid/borax mixture. In general, water absorption and thickness swell were similar among the different treatments, but both were slightly higher in the ulexite-incorporated specimens. Further mechanical tests will be needed to evaluate the particleboard properties and thereby the compatibility of these boron minerals with various manufacturing processes.

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This study was financially supported by The Coordination Unit for Scientific Research of Istanbul University, Turkey (Project Nos: 32421 and BEK 20218). The authors acknowledge Kastamonu Integrated Wood Industry and Trade Company, Turkey for manufacturing the test panels, Dr. Ertuğrul Caşur, Ex- Manager of Gebze Plants of Kastamonu Integrated Wood Industry and Trade Company and Ms. Kamile Ertaş, R&D Engineer, Kastamonu Integrated Wood Industry and Trade Company. The authors thank Professor Dr. Sabriye Pişkin of Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul for providing the boron minerals employed in the study.

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  1. Department of Forest Biology and Wood Protection Technology, Faculty of Forestry, Istanbul University, 34473, Bahcekoy, Istanbul, Turkey

    Evren Terzi & S. Nami Kartal

  2. Faculté des Sciences et Technologies, Université de Lorraine, 54506, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France

    Philippe Gerardin

  3. Unidad Académica de Gestión Tecnológica, Departamento Tecnológico, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay

    Claudia Marcela Ibanez

  4. Laboratory of Innovative Humano-Habitability, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH), Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan

    Tsuyoshi Yoshimura

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Project funding: This study was financially supported by the Coordination Unit for Scientific Research of Istanbul University, Turkey (Project Nos: 32421 and BEK 20218).

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Terzi, E., Kartal, S.N., Gerardin, P. et al. Biological performance of particleboard incorporated with boron minerals. J. For. Res. 28, 195–203 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-016-0288-0

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