The purpose of this research was to evaluate and to examine the substitutional feasibility of paper sludge extender instead of wheat flour. As the extending materials, taro flour, paper sludge, wood flour and wheat were selected and dried at 103±2℃...
The purpose of this research was to evaluate and to examine the substitutional feasibility of paper sludge extender instead of wheat flour. As the extending materials, taro flour, paper sludge, wood flour and wheat were selected and dried at 103±2℃ during 24 hours in the drying oven and pulverized into three levels(-50∼+100, -100∼+200, -200∼mesh). The extenders were mixed with urea formaldehyde resin in the ratio of 10, 20 and 30%. After plywoods were manufactured by the above extended ratios, dry and wet shear strength were examined. The results obtained at this research were summarized as follows : 1) In 10% extionsion on -50∼+100 mesh particle size, paper sludge showed the highest dry and wet shear strength among the extenders. 2) As 20% extension, wheat showed the highest value. 3) the shear strength was affected by the particle size and extending ratios, and the shear strength extended by paper sludge powder was sensitively varied with particle sizes and extending ratios. 4) The shear strength extended by taro and wheat flour were less affected by the particle size of extender. Therefore, the particle size of extender would be considered along the extention ratios and extender types.