Particleboard with shavings of Pinus spp. and sisal fiber

This study evaluated the feasibility of sisal fibers associated with Pinus spp. as a constituent of homogeneous particle panels. The panels have been produced with a density of 0.500 g/cm(3) and 25%, 50% and 75% sisal fiber replaced the shavings of Pinus spp. Resin based on castor oil was used as a binder. The panels were characterized based on normative documents NBR14810, 2006 and ASTM E1530, 2011 and the thermophysical-mechanical properties were determined. The results indicated the feasibility of the production of the particle panels with the Pinus spp. and sisal fibers and those with 25% of these fibers presented thermomechanical properties that met the minimum requirements established in normative documents for low density panels.