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Binderless Fiberboards Made from Unripe Coconut Husks

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With the growing consumption of coconut water, high amounts of wastes that are hard to manage are produced. Such biomass should be recycled for reducing the accumulation of trash, adding value to the supply chain and generating profits, and increasing the useful lifetime of landfills. White coir contains high amounts of lignin, which can act as a natural binder under suitable conditions of pressure and temperature. Synthetic resins derived from petroleum are commonly used as fiberboard binders; however, they are potentially cancer promoters. Furniture, wallboard, floors, and coatings can be produced using coir-based fiberboards without needing to cut down trees. This study investigated the potential of coconut husks as a raw material for binderless fiberboards. The fiberboards were characterized by thermal analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. The swelling, water uptake, and the mechanical properties of the fiberboards were also examined. The use of high temperatures results in the production of fiberboards exhibiting an enhanced water resistance, in accordance with the standard procedure ABNT NBR 15316-2:2015 for High-density fiberboards (HDF). HDF were successfully fabricated in the absence of additional binders. The pressing temperature plays an important role in determining the material characteristics.

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The authors are sincerely grateful to the Federal University of Ceará, Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry and Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES, Brazil). Authors also thank the National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq, Brazil) for the Research Productivity Fellowship (310368/2012-0) granted to M.F. Rosa.

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  1. Department of Chemical, Federal University of Ceará s(UFC), Fortaleza, CE, CEP 60455-760, Brazil

    Celso Pires Araújo Junior

  2. Institute of Engineering and Sustainable Development, University for International Integration of the Afro-Brazilian Lusophony (UNILAB), Fortaleza, CE, CEP 62.790-000, Brazil

    Carlos Alberto Cáceres Coaquira

  3. Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry, Rua Dra Sara Mesquita 2270, Planalto do Pici, Fortaleza, CE, CEP 60511-110, Brazil

    Adriano Lincoln Albuquerque Mattos, Men de Sá Moreira de Souza Filho & Morsyleide de Freitas Rosa

  4. Department of Chemical, Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Fortaleza, CE, CEP 60455-760, Brazil

    Judith Pessoa de Andrade Feitosa

  5. Embrapa Cotton, Rua Oswaldo Cruz 1143, Centenário, Campina Grande, PB, CEP 58428-095, Brazil

    João Paulo Saraiva de Morais

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Araújo Junior, C.P., Coaquira, C.A.C., Mattos, A.L.A. et al. Binderless Fiberboards Made from Unripe Coconut Husks. Waste Biomass Valor 9, 2245–2254 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-017-9979-9

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