Utjecaj trajanja ciklusa prešanja na ponašanje u primjeni ploče izrađene od kemijski modificiranih čestica Received -prispjelo: 12. 12. 2014. Accepted -prihvaćeno: 29. 1. 2016. UDK: 630*863.215 doi:10.5552/drind.2016 mechanical behavior was investigated as well as the decay resistance of acetylated particleboards.
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MATERIALS AND METHODS
MATERIJALI I METODE
Acetylation
AcetilacijaFlakes were prepared by using a laboratory ring fl aker (Pallmam pz8) from maple wood (Acer insigne). They were dried in the oven for 24h at 103±2 °C. After 12h soaking in the acetic anhydride, the fl akes were heated at 120 °C for 40 and 180 minutes to achieve 9 and 16 % weight gains, respectively, (based on pre-test results). Modifi ed fl akes were washed with distilled water to remove acetic acid as the reaction by-product and unreacted acetic anhydride. Acetylated particles were dried in the oven at 103±2 °C for 24 h. Weight percent gain (WPG) was calculated using the equation (1). (1) Where WPG indicates the weight percent gain (%), W act and W unt are oven dry weights after and before the acetylation (g), respectively. OH group's substitution was determined according to equation (2) mentioned in the paper of Li et al. (2011). (2) Where OH substd indicates substitution of OH with acetyl groups (mmol/g), W act and W unt are oven dry weights after and before the acetylation (g), respectively. M w is the molecular weight of the adduct acetyl (-C (O)-CH 3 ) group (g/mmol).
FTIR analysis 2.2. FTIR analizaThe Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra were measured by using a Bio-rad spectrometer FTS-40 incorporating a Spectra Tech diffuse refl ectance accessory unit. For FTIR analysis, dried acetylated fl akes were milled and passed through a 40 mesh sieve. Spectra were obtained directly from wood powder on a detector prism.
Manufacture of boards 2.3. Proizvodnja pločaParticles with size of 20-40 mesh were used for making the particleboards. After being blended with melamine urea formaldehyde (MUF) resin (10 % based on the oven dry weight), the single layer mats were pre-