Preparation and Characterisation of Waste Poultry Feathers Composite Fibreboards
The growth of poultry meat production is increasing industrial waste quantities every year. Feathers represent a huge part of the waste, and international directives and restrictions prevent landfilling of such biodegradable materials with high burning values. Furthermore, with their unique properti...
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| author | Riko Šafarič Lidija Fras Zemljič Miroslav Novak Bogdan Dugonik Božidar Bratina Nenad Gubeljak Silvester Bolka Simona Strnad |
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| description | The growth of poultry meat production is increasing industrial waste quantities every year. Feathers represent a huge part of the waste, and international directives and restrictions prevent landfilling of such biodegradable materials with high burning values. Furthermore, with their unique properties, poultry waste feathers are already a reliable resource for many byproducts, such as keratin extraction, fibres, hydrogel production, etc., all trying to achieve a high-added value. However, mass reduction of waste feathers into useful applications, such as development of alternative building materials, is also an important aspect. To take advantage of feathers’ thermal insulation capabilities, sound damping, and biodegradability, we worked towards mixing waste feathers with wood residues (wood shavings, dust, and mixed residues) for production of composite fibreboards, comparable to the market’s medium density fibreboards. The emphasis was to evaluate waste poultry feathers as the component of natural insulation composites, along with mixed waste wood residues, to improve their mechanical properties. Various composite fibreboards with different shares of wood and feathers were produced and tested for mechanical, thermal, and acoustic properties, and biodegradability, with comparison to typical particle boards on the market. The addition of waste feather fibres into the fibreboards’ structure improved thermal insulation properties, and the biodegradability of fibreboards, but decreased their bending strength. The sound transition acoustic loss results of the presented combination fibreboards with added feathers improved at mid and high frequencies. Finally, production costs are estimated based on small scale laboratory experiments of feather processing (cleaning and drying), with the assumption of cost reduction in cases of large industrial application. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b19653faf8f4df3b26f49ad8cf4fdc42023-11-20T19:47:23ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442020-11-011321496410.3390/ma13214964Preparation and Characterisation of Waste Poultry Feathers Composite FibreboardsRiko Šafarič0Lidija Fras Zemljič1Miroslav Novak2Bogdan Dugonik3Božidar Bratina4Nenad Gubeljak5Silvester Bolka6Simona Strnad7Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor, Koroška cesta, Center 46, 2000 Maribor, SloveniaFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, Smetanova ulica 17, 2000 Maribor, SloveniaHigher Vocational College Wood Technology School, Lesarska ulica 2, 2000 Maribor, SloveniaFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor, Koroška cesta, Center 46, 2000 Maribor, SloveniaFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor, Koroška cesta, Center 46, 2000 Maribor, SloveniaFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, Smetanova ulica 17, 2000 Maribor, SloveniaFaculty of Polymer Technology, Ozare 19, 2380 Slovenj Gradec, SloveniaFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, Smetanova ulica 17, 2000 Maribor, SloveniaThe growth of poultry meat production is increasing industrial waste quantities every year. Feathers represent a huge part of the waste, and international directives and restrictions prevent landfilling of such biodegradable materials with high burning values. Furthermore, with their unique properties, poultry waste feathers are already a reliable resource for many byproducts, such as keratin extraction, fibres, hydrogel production, etc., all trying to achieve a high-added value. However, mass reduction of waste feathers into useful applications, such as development of alternative building materials, is also an important aspect. To take advantage of feathers’ thermal insulation capabilities, sound damping, and biodegradability, we worked towards mixing waste feathers with wood residues (wood shavings, dust, and mixed residues) for production of composite fibreboards, comparable to the market’s medium density fibreboards. The emphasis was to evaluate waste poultry feathers as the component of natural insulation composites, along with mixed waste wood residues, to improve their mechanical properties. Various composite fibreboards with different shares of wood and feathers were produced and tested for mechanical, thermal, and acoustic properties, and biodegradability, with comparison to typical particle boards on the market. The addition of waste feather fibres into the fibreboards’ structure improved thermal insulation properties, and the biodegradability of fibreboards, but decreased their bending strength. The sound transition acoustic loss results of the presented combination fibreboards with added feathers improved at mid and high frequencies. Finally, production costs are estimated based on small scale laboratory experiments of feather processing (cleaning and drying), with the assumption of cost reduction in cases of large industrial application.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/21/4964fibreboardcompositespoultry featherswood residuesconstruction material |
| spellingShingle | Riko Šafarič Lidija Fras Zemljič Miroslav Novak Bogdan Dugonik Božidar Bratina Nenad Gubeljak Silvester Bolka Simona Strnad Preparation and Characterisation of Waste Poultry Feathers Composite Fibreboards Materials fibreboard composites poultry feathers wood residues construction material |
| title | Preparation and Characterisation of Waste Poultry Feathers Composite Fibreboards |
| title_full | Preparation and Characterisation of Waste Poultry Feathers Composite Fibreboards |
| title_fullStr | Preparation and Characterisation of Waste Poultry Feathers Composite Fibreboards |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preparation and Characterisation of Waste Poultry Feathers Composite Fibreboards |
| title_short | Preparation and Characterisation of Waste Poultry Feathers Composite Fibreboards |
| title_sort | preparation and characterisation of waste poultry feathers composite fibreboards |
| topic | fibreboard composites poultry feathers wood residues construction material |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/21/4964 |
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