Waste disposal of raw particle board
Standard values for contents
The literature gives the following standard values :
- oven-dry wood:
48-50 % Carbon 44-45 % Oxygen 6 % Hydrogen 0,1-0,2 % Nitrogen 0,7-1,0 % Mineral aggregates
- UF-glued particle boards:
48 % Carbon 42 % Oxygen 6 % Hydrogen 3 % Nitrogen 0,6-0,8 % Mineral aggregates
Note:
The nitrogen content must not be used for the pure mathematical determination of the nitrogen oxide emission.
*WKI Publication:
"Emissions released during the combustion of wooden particle boards”
The formation of polluting substances during combustion of particle boards depends on the completeness of the combustion. Problems of combustion engineering are discussed by results from comparative fire tests with wood and different sorts of particle board residues.
When residues of particle board are burned completely, the environmental load is mostly not higher or barely higher than the load caused by the combustion of wood, whereas the incomplete combustion produces substances which can harm your health.
(Marutzky, R.; Schriever, E./Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff 44:185-191)
*Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut - German Institute for Timber Products