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Z. Hussein, T. Ashour, M. Khalil, A. Bahnasawy, S. Ali, J. Hollands, A. Korjenic:
"Rice Straw and Flax Fiber Particleboards as a Product of AgriculturalWaste: An Evaluation of Technical Properties";
Applied Sciences, 9 (2019), S. 1 - 20.

Construction materials have a direct impact on the environment, on people, and their
health. In addition, building insulation plays a decisive role in terms of energy consumption of
buildings and regarding CO2-emissions over their whole life cycle. In order to achieve a holistic
concept for green building worldwide, it is necessary to develop ecological insulating materials and
to scientifically examine them in terms of their technical properties, as done with particleboards from
agricultural waste presented in this article. This study aims to characterize the properties´ tensile and
compressive strength, modulus of rupture (MOR), and elasticity (MOE) and thermal conductivity of
particleboards a ected by parameters, such as waste type (rice straw or flax shives), particleboard
density, resin type, and content, as well as the use of treated rice straw. Particleboards made from flax
shives had superior properties compared to the rice straw particles. The mechanical properties of the
boards increase with an increasing resin content, except for the MOR and MOE, which decrease with
an increasing resin content, and reach their peak value at a resin content of 10%.

rice straw; thermal insulation; material; ecological building; particleboard; agricultural waste; flax

http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app9183878