Processing of hemp and cannabis residue into non-adhesive chipboards and wall panels

Authors

  • Yaakov Anker Ariel University
  • Edward Bormashenko The Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Yelena Bormashenko The Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Zeev Mor Haim The Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Yaniv Knop The Department of Civil Engineering

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56748/ejse.24535

Keywords:

Plasma, Hemp, surplus agriculture materials, Constructive boards

Abstract

As woods are dwindling and agriculture waste burning causes severe air pollution and releases greenhouse gases, processing Hemp and lignocellulosic surplus materials into chipboards and other construction elements may substitute timber and reduce environmental pollution. The presented environmental-friendly technology can potentially process hemp and recycle residual materials into industrial woodchip boards and structural elements without the use of hazardous expensive resins. By applying cold plasma pre-treatment followed by the pressing stage acceptable wood chip standard physical properties are achieved. The irradiation dosage is probably optimal since once exceeding the dosage applied, wood disintegration starts; the process improvement may be related to the pressing configuration. Since the pressing temperature and duration are probably higher than required, the element that may still be aligned is the pressing pressure. Moreover, the positive correlation between sample strength and pressing pressure did not reach a steady state value even when pressing the sample to the maximum possible pressure allowed in the existing equipment (5.5 tons). It is suggested that a significant strength improvement will be attained by increasing the pressing pressure and decreasing the pressing temperature. It is assumed that 20 tons/m2 pressing pressure will be sufficient to attain the desired properties.  

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We wish to thank Eng. Alexander Gimburg and Yamm Anker for assisting with sample preparation during the first stage. Since the second stage the project is funded by Refael Ezra Clinical Pharmacy LTD.

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Published

2024-04-29

How to Cite

Anker, Y., Bormashenko, E., Bormashenko, Y., Mor Haim, Z. and Knop, Y. (2024) “Processing of hemp and cannabis residue into non-adhesive chipboards and wall panels”, Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering, 24(S1), pp. 12–16. doi: 10.56748/ejse.24535.