Acta Scientiarum Polonorum
Silvarum Colendarum Ratio et Industria Lignaria

This study evaluated the applicability of particles of white mustard straw as a substitute of wood chips in the manufacture of particle boards, resinated with UF resin. The scope of work included the determination of suitability of mustard straw in the manufacture of particle boards, the manufacture of boards with different proportions of straw and the determination of their basic physico-mechanical properties. Produced single-layer particle boards contained 10, 25, 50, 75 and 100% mustard particles in relation to chip mass. Recorded results indicated that straw of white mustard may constitute a valuable substitute of wood chips in the production of general use particle boards and interior boards, including furniture, used under dry conditions. It was also shown that partial substitution of wood chips with particles of mustard straw in case of boards with density reduced by 30%.