During this project it will take part the harvesting of several agricultural residues from cultivation us our neighborhood countries such as cotton, vine, straw etc. These plants are cultivated in deferent time of year and this provides us with raw material for an industry for all the year.
From these residues we will produce experimental particleboards and briquettes with a mixture of all the above mentioned material with wood that usually use. The experimental particleboards and briquettes will evaluate for their physical, mechanical and hydroscopical properties.
With the results of all the above properties we will find the accurate percentage that the mixture can replace the usual raw material without degrease of the main particleboard’s and briquettes properties.
The results will be helpful for the particleboard’s and briquettes industries in both countries.
QUALITY CONTROL AT UTILIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES AS RAW MATERIAL FOR PARTICLEBOARDS AND BRIQUETTES
Project number: БМ-4/2005 г
Duration: 2005-2008
Research team:
Dr. Julia Mihajlova (Project coordinator from Bulgaria), Dr.Todor Todorov, Ms. RosenGrigorov Students: Hr. Totev, Sv. Glavev, A. Atanasov - University of Forestry - Sofia, Bulgaria
Dr. Borce Iliev (Project coordinator from Macedonia), Dr. Yosif Dimeski, Dr. KonstantinBahchevandjiev, Dr. Mile Pesevski – Faculty of Forestry – Skopie – Macedonia
Objectives:
- Development of optimal composition for obtaining the particleboards and wood
briquettes using different types of lignocellulosic agricultural waste;
- Development of appropriate technological shedules for obtaining high-quality boards and briquettes using these materials;
- Optimizing the participation of binder;
- Outputs of the project are the development of particleboards and wood briquettes with the participation of agricultural lignocellulosic materials obtained under laboratory conditions that meet the requirements of EN standards.
Expected outputs:
- Obtaining high-quality wood material - particleboards and briquettes on the basis of material consisting of wood and agricultural lignocellulosic materials;
- Effective utilization of lignocellulosic agricultural waste as industrial raw material;
- Saving scarce wood material;
- The full use of the two countries established production facilities for particleboardsand wood briquettes;
- Providing additional income for the agricultural producers;
- Providing additional jobs in collecting, crushing and transport of agricultural lignocel lulosic materials;
- Improving the environment in the agricultural areas on both sides.
Results: Summary
Publications:
- MihailovaJ., T. Todorov, R. Grigorov. (2006). “Utilization of cotton stems as raw material for intermediate layer of particleboards “. Conference co-organizated by COSTAction E44 – E49, Valencia, Spain.
- IlievB., M. Pesevski, J. Mihailova, T. Todorov, R. Grigorov. 2006. “ Possibilities for use of renewable biomass from the agriculture of Republic Macedonia and Republic of Bulgaria”. Journal of Forestry and Wood Industry Forest Review Vol. XLIPg. 8 – 13 UDC.: 662.63:620.95 (497.7).
- Yossifov N., J. Mihailova, B. Iliev, J. Dimeski. 2006. „Effectiveness of the combustion process of plant biomass”. Journal of Forestry and Wood Industry Forest Review Vol. XLIPg. 14 – 20 UDC : 620.952:574.36;
Events:
Conference co-organizated by COST Action E44 – E49,2006, Valencia, Spain.
International Symposium “SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY – PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES”, 2007, Ohrid, R Macedonia;
Scientific conference “ Innovations in the Wood industry and Engineering Design”, 2008, Undola – Bulgaria;
Scientific conference “ Innovations in the Wood industry and Engineering Design”, 2009, Undola – Bulgaria.
Useful links:
http://www.forestprod.org/shop/index.html/
http://www.woodconsumption.org;
www.agriboard.com;
http://dfwm.ugent.be/woodlab/CostE44/home.htm
Weekly rehearsal schedule:
