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Optimization of processing parameters of medium density fiberboard using response surface methodology for multiwalled carbon nanotubes as a nanofiller

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In the present work, medium density fiberboard (MDF) panels were produced using multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) reinforced urea formaldehyde resin. Response surface methodology was employed to optimize the relationship between the three variables, viz. pressing time, percentage of UF resin and percentage of MWCNT, used in the fabrication of MDF, and the influence of variables on the internal bonding (IB) and modulus of rupture (MOR) was studied. The optimum conditions based on the IB strength were determined as 8.18 % of UF resin, pressing time of 232 s, and MWCNT of 3.5 %. Similarly, the optimized conditions for MOR are also reported in this paper.

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Acknowledgments

We acknowledge the support of Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Czech Republic, within National Sustainability Programme I (NPU I), Project No. LO1605––University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings––Sustainability Phase. The authors also acknowledge the Universiti Malaysia Pahang for a research Grant (GRS 10308).

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  1. Faculty of Civil Engineering Department of Building Structures, Czech Technical University in Prague, Thákurova 7, 166 29, Praha 6, Czech Republic

    Anuj Kumar, Jan Tywoniak & Petr Hajek

  2. Centre for Energy Studies, Department of Mechanical Engineering, JNTUH College of Engineering, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500085, India

    K. V. Sharma

  3. Centre for Biocomposite and Innovative Materials, Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Tun Abdul Razak Highway, 26300, Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

    Arun Gupta

  4. University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings of Technical University in Prague, Třinecká 1024, 273 43, Buštěhrad, Czech Republic

    Anuj Kumar, Jan Tywoniak & Petr Hajek

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Kumar, A., Sharma, K.V., Gupta, A. et al. Optimization of processing parameters of medium density fiberboard using response surface methodology for multiwalled carbon nanotubes as a nanofiller. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 75, 203–213 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-016-1106-2

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