B. Dix et E. Roffael, INFLUENCE OF HEARTWOOD AND THE AGE OF TRE E ON THE PROPERTIES OF PARTICLEBOARDS FROM PINE .1. HEARTWOOD AND ITS PROPERTIES, Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff, 55(1), 1997, pp. 25-33
The properties of particleboards depend mainly on the lignocellulosic
raw materials and the binders used for their preparation as well as on
the interaction between the raw materials and the binders. The main o
bjective of a research work was to use the natural durability of heart
wood from different tree species such as pine, Douglas fir, larch and
oak for the production of particleboard with high biological resistanc
e. The results of the research work will be published in a series of a
rticles in the journal. In this article the state of knowledge on the
properties of heartwood from different species is discussed with main
emphasis on pine wood.