Steam treatment to enhance rice straw binderless board focusing hemicellulose and cellulose decomposition products
Journal of Wood Science(2020)
Abstract
Rice straw is a troublesome biomass for an industrial application because of its high silica content and the wax-like substances covering the surface. At manufacturing binderless boards, which are considered environmentally friendly as they do not contain synthetic resins, rice straw silica contributed to water resistance, while the wax-like substances adversely affected self-bonding. This study investigated the effects of steam treatment on the self-bonding of binderless boards manufactured from rice straw. The chemical changes during steam treatment were examined by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS), and their influence on the bonding properties is discussed. Internal bonding strength and water resistance significantly increased by steam treatment. They also increased with increasing pressing temperature, and decreasing particle size. GC/MS analysis showed that not only hemicellulose and lignin, but also amorphous cellulose was decomposed during the steam treatment. Among the degradation products, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural was suggested to contribute to self-bonding during hot-pressing, while furfural was vaporized from the rice straw. Fine-grinding to below 150 μm after steam treatment resulted in high water resistance and an internal bonding strength of 0.6 MPa, which met the Japan Industrial Standards (JIS) requirement for Type-30 medium-density fiberboard (MDF). This mild pretreatment offers an alternative to steam explosion.
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Key words
Rice straw, Binderless, Self-bonding, Fiberboard, Steam treatment, Furfural, 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural
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