Development and mechanical characterisation of particleboards from kenaf core and bone, tannin or mucilage based bioadhesives

La toxicité des émissions de formaldéhyde rejetées par les panneaux de particules à base de résines contenant du formaldéhyde motive la recherche de liants alternatifs notamment d’origine naturelle. Ce travail porte sur l’élaboration par thermopressage et la caractérisation physico-mécanique de panneaux de particules sans ou à faibles rejets de formaldéhyde à partir des tiges de kénaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) et de la colle d’os ou de liants végétaux riches en tannins ou en mucilage de plantes tropicales. L’utilisation de ces bioadhésifs a permis d’obtenir des panneaux de bonne résistance en flexion (370 = MOE = 3100 MPa ; 2,01 = MOR = 23 MPa). Un procédé peut être envisagé pour une production de ces panneaux utilisables comme matériaux de construction écologiquesThe proven toxicity of lignocellulosic composites based on urea-formaldehyde, phenol-formaldehyde type resins by their formaldehyde emissions cause environmental health problems. A study has been carried out to enhance the development of particleboards of low density with few formaldehyde emissions manufactured with Hibiscus cannabinus core reinforcements and matrix of bone adhesive or tannin material from pod of Parkia biglobosa, stem barks of Pithecellobium dulce and foliar sheath of Sorghum caudatum or mucilaginous material from calyx of Bombax costatum and stem barks of Grewia venusta. Vegetable materials were employed in rough powders or extracts forms, or in mixture with the bone adhesive. The results obtained reveal that bone adhesive was as valuable as the urea formaldehyde resin for manufacturing particleboard with good mechanical properties (MOE: 541 MPa, MOR: 5.23, IB: 0.58 MPa). Tannin and mucilaginous rough materials gave particleboards with bending modulus of elasticity (MOE) ranging from 370 to 400 MPa, bending modulus of rupture (MOR) varying from 2.01 to 3.17 MPa and internal bond (IB) going from 0.06 to 0.28 MPa. Those plant extracts leaded to particleboards with variable mechanical properties (MOE: 484 –1100 MPa, MOR: 2.36 – 5.66 MPa and IB: 0.11 – 0.46 MPa) depending of the nature of the adhesive. Tannin based adhesive gave particleboards more valuable than mucilaginous ones. The association of the bone adhesive with the rough or the extracts of the plants material improved the mechanical characteristics of the panel