Evaluation of fiberboard sanding powder in production

Depending on the development of technology, board production in the forest products sector also increased. Parallel to this, the sanding powder waste released in the fiberboard factory has also increased and the sanding powder waste of a factory producing 600 m³/day is approximately 25 tons/day. In the factories, this waste is generally destroyed by burning in energy production. In this study, it is aimed to bring the idle sanding powder wastes to the industry. It also contributes to the reduction of carbon emissions as it is not released into the atmosphere by not being burned. 10 mm thick fiberboard was produced by mixing wood fibers supplied from the factory with MDF sanding powders in certain proportions. Also technological properties of the obtained test samples were examined. Consequently, as the ratio of MDF sanding powder in the board increased, the resistance properties decreased. However, it is possible to evaluate sanding powder wastes up to 50% in fiberboard production and it has been determined that it meets the standard specifications.