Viability of exploitation of agroindustrial wastes in no-conventional building materials of high performance

• Grant number: 12/50936-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: January 01, 2013
• End date: December 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Civil Engineering
• Agreement: CONICET
• Principal Investigator: Juliano Fiorelli
• Grantee: Juliano Fiorelli
• Principal researcher abroad: Mariana Pilar Gatani
• Institution abroad: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos (FZEA). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Pirassununga , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 09/14062-2 - Use of lignocellulosic residues for production of particleboards with polyurethane resin based on castor oil, AP.R

Abstract

This project will study the potential of use of agro-industry residues (coconut shell, groundnut shell, sugar cane bagasse and straw) in order to add value to these materials through the manufacture of particleboards. And it makes the same panel, using wood particles Pinus spp, as a benchmark to compare the performance physical, mechanical, durability and micro-structural characteristics. For these will be used polyurethane mono-component and bi-component resin based on castor oil. The quality of the products will be evaluated based on the requirements of normative documents NBR 14.810:2002, ASTM D 1435:1994 sand ASTM D 358:1998, through physical and mechanical characteristics, durability and micro-structural. After analyzing the (results, are shown the possible uses in related areas such as construction of homes, rural buildings and trade in general and the furniture sector. (AU)