Carbon fiber (CF)-filled fiberboard specimens for electromagnetic (EM) shielding applications were produced in this study by mixing CF with wood (WF). The aim of work was to the panel properties different loadings (1%, 2%, 3%, 5%, and 10%) CF. mechanical, physical, interference (EMI) medium density (MDF) analyzed. effectiveness (SE) CF1 sample 23.5 dB 35.0 frequency range 8.2 GHz 12.4 GHz. maxi...

The mechanical properties of wood-based composites are dependent upon the properties of the wood components (e.g. wood fibers, wood strands) and the manner in which they are combined. The relationship between fiber mechanical properties and fiber-based composites has been discussed in several publications, but is best described in Page et al. (1977). This paper will focus primarily on the influ...

Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) is an engineered wood used in furniture industry as an alternative to solid wood. Bes ides using forest wood and rubber wood as the main source of fiber, oil palm biomass was proven as an excellent substitute. Regardless of any fiber used, identifying its strength level is the main issue. Therefore, prior to releasing processed fiberboards for manufacturing use, ...

Abstract Wood composite panels (WCP) are well known for their environmentally friendly attributes of being sustainable, renewable, biodegradable, and predominantly made from wood residues generated during lumber plywood production. This paper focuses on the ability WCPs to store carbon long periods time in nonstructural applications such as cabinets, furniture, flooring. WCPs, include particleb...

Manure, an animal waste product with many negative economic and environmental issues, can today be converted using anaerobic digestion technology into a number of commercial products ranging from fertilizer, compost, animal bedding, and plant bedding. A number of new uses are now being explored such as bioenergy (both electrical and biofuel) and a lignocellulose-rich potential feedstock for eng...

Wood-based composite panels generally are first tested out-of-plane in the primary panel direction followed by the cross panel direction, but rarely edgewise. While most applications use wood-based composites in the flat-wise orientation and only need the out-of-plane properties, there are construction configurations where edgewise properties are needed for improved design configurations. A squ...