Lignocellulosic materials in building elements — part I: improvement of water repellency of wood‐processing waste Available to Purchase

Studies the treatment of wood‐processing waste using different impregnants as a tool for improving its water‐resistance properties, in order to achieve a reduction in the damage to building elements prepared from the treated wood waste when exposed to weather of relatively high moisture content. Applies different variables such as type of impregnant (synthetic resins or oils), concentration of impregnant, time of impregnation and thermal treatment. Obtains results which show that, generally, using a different concentration of synthetic resins (UF and novolac), or dry oils (motor oil and linseed oil) improved the water‐resistance property of wood waste, and that thermal treatment increases the improvement percentage as a result of impregnation. Also indicates that the optimum improvement in water resistance is attained when using 50 per cent linseed oil as the impregnant for an impregnation time of ten minutes, followed by hardening for three hours at 120°C.