PAPERmaking! FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF PAPER TECHNOLOGY Volume 2, Number 1, 2016
Table 3. Properties of Binderless Boards Made of Various Natural Fibres Most of the reported binderless boards produced using different natural fibres were prepared at laboratory scale and these boards’ properties have considerable room for improvements, mainly with respect to dimensional stability attributes. These developed binderless boards are suitable to be used for internal furniture, decorative partition walls, and insulation boards either for sound or thermal. For exterior usage, some extended studies might be required to improve dimensional stability performance of binderless boards. The ideas of surface coating or wrap with waterproof materials or to make these boards as the core for sandwich panels can be considered for future research so that these binderless boards can be used as interior and exterior furniture. On the other hand, the evaluation of health-environment impact and insect fungal resistance seem relevant and necessary for future tests on these binderless boards produced. CONCLUSIONS 1. This review of binderless boards provides a big picture of previous research on the development of binderless boards conducted worldwide, focusing on the manufacturing process and properties of binderless board. 2. The prospect of natural fibres gives ideas for utilisation of lignocellulosic waste materials that have been abundantly left around the world into value-added products, although there are some constraints because of the fibres themselves. 3. The various manufacturing processes for binderless boards also have been reviewed, including optimum parameters needed to obtain the best quality boards. 4. Boards made from kenaf and Miscanthus sinensis have the best qualities among boards that have been manufactured using the hot-press and steam processes, respectively. These two boards may be used as good references for future studies. 5. The properties of binderless boards are affected by many factors, and the main one is on divergence of different materials, which agrees with the theory studied in previous research.
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