Particleboards are extensively used in indoor applications due to their some advantages over massive wood. Particleboards, produced with formaldehyde-based adhesives or that kind of adhesives wastes (Urea-formaldehyde, Melamine-formaldehyde, melamine impregnated paper waste etc.), had high level formaldehyde emissions. In our recent study, particleboards, manufactured with MIP wastes as a resin replacement, showed much higher formaldehyde emission values than standard requirements and that motivated to perform this study. In this study, Amine based chemical mixture (ABCM) was used as a formaldehyde scavenger during particleboard manufacturing. Melamine impregnated paper wastes (MIPW) were used as adhesive. The effect of ABCM amounts on the formaldehyde content and other panel properties were investigated. Based on our previous findings, MIPW 25% was used for both core and surface layers. Five different rates of ABCM (0, 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10%) were studied. Formaldehyde content was examined by perforator method according to EN 120. Furthermore, mechanical and physical properties including bending strength, modulus of elasticity, internal bond strength, surface soundness, screw withdrawal strength, thickness swelling and water absorption of the samples were determined according to EN 310, EN 319, EN 311, EN 320 and EN 317 standards, respectively. The experimentally results showed that, amount of ABCM had significant effect on formaldehyde content. With the increasing of ABCM rates, formaldehyde values was decreased. The usage of 10% ABCM provided the best results. All the tested boards had satisfied the standard requirements for mechanical and physical properties except thickness swelling and formaldehyde content.
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