Review of composite boards derived from agro-industrial food waste: focus on fruit and seed biomass
There is a growing demand for sustainable materials in construction and furniture industries that has spurred research into alternative raw materials for board production. While existing reviews broadly address agricultural biomass in particleboard manufacturing, this review focuses specifically on...
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| description | There is a growing demand for sustainable materials in construction and furniture industries that has spurred research into alternative raw materials for board production. While existing reviews broadly address agricultural biomass in particleboard manufacturing, this review focuses specifically on seed/fruit-based (SFB) biomass, an abundant post-processing industrial waste. Boards produced from pure, intermixed, and wood-particle-hybridised SFB wastes were reviewed and assessed against EN 312 standard requirements, preferred for its tiered classification scheme (P1-P7). Most pure SFB boards exhibit high thickness swelling (TS > 20%), low modulus of rupture (MOR < 10 MPa), modulus of elasticity (MOE < 1148 MPa), and internal bond strength (IB < 0.62 MPa), restricting them to non-structural (P1-P2) use. Intermixing SFB types reduces TS to 13.8% and increases minimum MOR, MOE, and IB to 1.4 MPa, 201 MPa, and 0.15 MPa, respectively. However, these improvements are modest, due to low cellulose content. Incorporating cellulosic wood particles significantly enhances board properties, with many hybrids achieving TS < 20%, MOR > 13 MPa, MOE > 1777 MPa, and IB > 0.84 MPa, meeting P1-P2 and some P3-P4 standard requirements. With proper adhesives, intermixing, and wood hybridisation, SFB panels suit P1 and P2 boards for dry interior and furniture applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7a5e08f330fe4cb8a561fd1a0484fb842025-08-20T03:41:57ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Sustainable Engineering1939-70381939-70462025-12-0118110.1080/19397038.2025.2538859Review of composite boards derived from agro-industrial food waste: focus on fruit and seed biomassNelson Wanjala Barasa0Thomas Ochuku Mbuya1Anand Ramesh Sanadi2Meisam Jalalvand3Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UKThere is a growing demand for sustainable materials in construction and furniture industries that has spurred research into alternative raw materials for board production. While existing reviews broadly address agricultural biomass in particleboard manufacturing, this review focuses specifically on seed/fruit-based (SFB) biomass, an abundant post-processing industrial waste. Boards produced from pure, intermixed, and wood-particle-hybridised SFB wastes were reviewed and assessed against EN 312 standard requirements, preferred for its tiered classification scheme (P1-P7). Most pure SFB boards exhibit high thickness swelling (TS > 20%), low modulus of rupture (MOR < 10 MPa), modulus of elasticity (MOE < 1148 MPa), and internal bond strength (IB < 0.62 MPa), restricting them to non-structural (P1-P2) use. Intermixing SFB types reduces TS to 13.8% and increases minimum MOR, MOE, and IB to 1.4 MPa, 201 MPa, and 0.15 MPa, respectively. However, these improvements are modest, due to low cellulose content. Incorporating cellulosic wood particles significantly enhances board properties, with many hybrids achieving TS < 20%, MOR > 13 MPa, MOE > 1777 MPa, and IB > 0.84 MPa, meeting P1-P2 and some P3-P4 standard requirements. With proper adhesives, intermixing, and wood hybridisation, SFB panels suit P1 and P2 boards for dry interior and furniture applications.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19397038.2025.2538859Biomassparticleboardswood adhesivesalternative raw materials |
| spellingShingle | Nelson Wanjala Barasa Thomas Ochuku Mbuya Anand Ramesh Sanadi Meisam Jalalvand Review of composite boards derived from agro-industrial food waste: focus on fruit and seed biomass International Journal of Sustainable Engineering Biomass particleboards wood adhesives alternative raw materials |
| title | Review of composite boards derived from agro-industrial food waste: focus on fruit and seed biomass |
| title_full | Review of composite boards derived from agro-industrial food waste: focus on fruit and seed biomass |
| title_fullStr | Review of composite boards derived from agro-industrial food waste: focus on fruit and seed biomass |
| title_full_unstemmed | Review of composite boards derived from agro-industrial food waste: focus on fruit and seed biomass |
| title_short | Review of composite boards derived from agro-industrial food waste: focus on fruit and seed biomass |
| title_sort | review of composite boards derived from agro industrial food waste focus on fruit and seed biomass |
| topic | Biomass particleboards wood adhesives alternative raw materials |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19397038.2025.2538859 |
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