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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Effect of Embedment of MWCNTs for Enhancement of Physical and Mechanical Performance of Medium Density Fiberboard.

Waheed Gul, Hussein Alrobei, Syed Riaz Akbar Shah, Afzal Khan, Abid Hussain, Abdullah M Asiri, Jaehwan Kim

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Waheed GulDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Hussein AlrobeiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5294-9678
Syed Riaz Akbar ShahDepartment of Mechatronics Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan.
Afzal KhanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan.
Abid HussainDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan.
Abdullah M AsiriDepartment of Chemistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7905-3209
Jaehwan KimCenter for NanoCellulose Future Composites, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-6152-2924

Funding

This project was supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University 2020/01/17063
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this research work effect of embedment of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the physical and mechanical properties of medium density fiberboard (MDF) have been investigated. The MWCNTs were embedded in urea formaldehyde resin (UF) at 0, 1.5%, 3% and 5% concentrations by weight for the manufacturing of nano-MDF. The addition of these nanoparticles enhanced thermal conductivity by 24.2% reduced curing time by 20% and controlled formaldehyde emission by 59.4%. The internal bonding (I.B), modulus elasticity (MOE), modulus of rupture (MOR), thickness swelling (Ts) and water absorption (WA) properties were improved significantly by 21.15%, 30.2%, 28.3%, 44.8% and 29% respectively as compared to controlled MDF.

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formaldehyde emissionI.BMDFMOEMORMWCNTsthermal conductivityTsUFWA

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PMID33374335
PMCPMC7824487

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