JP2896666B2 - Composite plate and method of manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a composite board and a method for manufacturing the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art General techniques for improving the dimensional stability of woody materials such as fiberboard and wood chipboard include WPC, acetylation, etherification, polyethylene glycol, and formalization. Has been implemented or proposed.

[0003]

However, each of these techniques requires extensive equipment, takes a long processing time, causes discoloration or embrittlement of wood materials, or causes toxicity of a treating agent or waste liquid. With disadvantages such as processing problems, it has been impossible to achieve both productivity and cost.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique for stabilizing the size of a wooden board, which is excellent in productivity and advantageous in cost.

In order to achieve this object, the composite board according to the present invention has a fiber layer impregnated and fixed with glyoxal resin on the front and back surfaces, and a wood chip layer between the fiber layers on the front and back surfaces. It is characterized by being done.

Further, the present invention provides a method for producing such a composite board, and the method for producing a composite board according to the present invention according to claim 2 further comprises impregnating and fixing a wood fiber with a glyoxal resin. The fiber layers to which the adhesive substance has been added are arranged on the front and back surfaces, the wood chip layers to which the adhesive substance has been added are arranged between the fiber layers on the front and back sides, and these are laminated. It is characterized by the following.

A third aspect of the present invention is the method for producing a composite board according to the second aspect, wherein a catalyst is added to the glyoxal resin for use. Preferably, the catalyst is used by adding 0.5 to 23% by weight of the catalyst to the nonvolatile component of the glyoxal resin (Claim 4).

[0008] A fifth aspect of the present invention is the method for producing a composite board according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, wherein a polyhydric alcohol is added to the glyoxal resin for use. Preferably, polyhydric alcohols having a molecular weight close to the molecular weight of the glyoxal resin are used (claim 6). It is preferable to use a mixture of polyhydric alcohols in a weight ratio of 80:20 to 60:40 with respect to the non-volatile component of the glyoxal resin (claim 7).

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A composite board according to the present invention is characterized in that a fiber layer impregnated with glyoxal resin is disposed on the front and back surfaces, and a wood chip layer is disposed between the front and back fiber layers. An example of a preferred method for producing the same will be described in detail below.

Wood fibers include, for example, softwood such as pine, cedar, cypress, and toga or hardwood such as lauan, kapole, chestnut, poplar, and willow in the form of chips, or waste such as construction, packing, and pallets. It is obtained by defibrating a wood material made of wood into chips by a defibrating device according to a conventional method.

The wood fiber has a water content of 2 if necessary.
After drying to 0% or less, preferably 10% or less, glyoxal resin is applied and impregnated.

The application and impregnation of the glyoxal resin to the wood fiber is performed, for example, by immersing the wood fiber in a glyoxal resin solution, or by putting the wood fiber into a mixing device and spray-coating the glyoxal resin in the device. be able to.

The wood fiber impregnated with the glyoxal resin is heated and dried to fix the glyoxal resin on the wood fiber, then put into a mixing device and sprayed with an adhesive substance in the device. Here, the heating and drying of the wood fiber contributes not only to fixing the glyoxal resin applied and impregnated to the wood fiber, but also to reducing the water content of the wood fiber as described above.

Alternatively, an adhesive substance and a glyoxal resin are added at the same time when the wood material is put into the defibrating device and defibrated, thereby obtaining a wood fiber impregnated with the glyoxal resin and coated with the adhesive substance. The impregnated glyoxal resin may be fixed by heating and drying the wood fiber. Here, the heating and drying of the wood fiber contributes to fixing the glyoxal resin applied and impregnated to the wood fiber, and to reducing the water content of the wood fiber as described above.

[0015] Further, wood fibers obtained by defibrating the wood material by a defibrating device according to a conventional method are charged into an air duct,
By adding the glyoxal resin and the adhesive substance in the air pipe, the glyoxal resin is impregnated and the wood fiber coated with the adhesive substance is obtained, and the glyoxal resin impregnated by heating and drying the wood fiber is obtained. May be fixed. Here, the heating and drying of the wood fiber contributes to fixing the glyoxal resin applied and impregnated to the wood fiber, and to reducing the water content of the wood fiber as described above.

Further, the wood fiber obtained by defibrating the wood material by a defibrating device according to a conventional method is blown, heated and dried, and then put into a mixing device to be bonded to the glyoxal resin in the device. By spray-coating the substance, wood fibers impregnated with the glyoxal resin and coated with the adhesive substance can be obtained.

The impregnation of the wood fiber with the glyoxal resin and the application of the adhesive substance are carried out by adding and applying the adhesive substance at the time of defibrating the wood material, and then in a blowing pipe for blowing the wood fiber or in a mixing device. The glyoxal resin may be added and impregnated, or conversely, the adhesive may be added and applied in a ventilation pipe or a mixing device after the glyoxal resin is added and impregnated when the wooden material is opened.

Further, after the wood fiber obtained by defibrating the wood material is coated with an adhesive substance in a blower tube, the glyoxal resin is added and impregnated in a mixing device, or conversely,
After the wood fiber is impregnated with the glyoxal resin in the air pipe, an adhesive substance may be added and applied in the mixing device.

As the adhesive substance, a urea resin adhesive,
Phenolic resin adhesive, melamine resin adhesive, epoxy resin adhesive, isocyanate, vinyl acetate resin adhesive, urethane resin adhesive, acrylic resin adhesive, or modified resin obtained by optionally modifying these resins An adhesive or the like can be used.

If necessary, a sizing agent, fire retardant, insect repellent, antibacterial, fungicide, insect repellent, phytoncide or other agent, extender, colorant, etc. may be added to the adhesive substance. Can be.

The glyoxal resin is an initial condensate composed of urea, glyoxal and formaldehyde, and the compounding molar ratio thereof is preferably from 1: 0.5 to 1: 1 to 3.

The glyoxal resin impregnated in the wood fiber is insolubilized by a self-polycondensation reaction, and is insolubilized by an ether bond with a hydroxyl group such as cellulose in the wood fiber.

A catalyst is added to the glyoxal resin, if necessary. As the catalyst, a magnesium chloride catalyst, an organic amine salt catalyst, a zinc nitrate catalyst, or the like can be used. Addition of such a catalyst activates the self-polycondensation reaction of the glyoxal resin and promotes insolubilization. For this reason, 0.5 to 23% by weight of the non-volatile component of the glyoxal resin is used. Is preferred. There is no problem if the catalyst is added in an amount of 23% by weight or more, but the effect is not significantly improved, so that the practical meaning is poor.

Further, a polyhydric alcohol is added to the glyoxal resin as required. As the polyhydric alcohols, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerin, pentaerythritol and the like can be used alone or in any combination. Polyhydric alcohols have a weight ratio of 8 to the nonvolatile components of the glyoxal resin.
It is preferable to mix in the range of 0:20 to 60:40. By adding polyhydric alcohols, the glyoxal resin is ether-bonded to hydroxyl groups of cellulose and the like in the wood fiber, and is also ether-bonded to hydroxyl groups of polyhydric alcohols, so that crosslink density is high and co-condensation promotes insolubilization. Let it.

When a polyhydric alcohol is added to a glyoxal resin for use, it is preferable that the molecular weights of the glyoxal resin and the polyhydric alcohol are similar. When a polyhydric alcohol having a lower molecular weight or a higher molecular weight than the glyoxal resin is added, the glyoxal resin and the polyhydric alcohol are separated without being uniformly penetrated into the wood fiber, and a sufficient ether bond is formed. To be hindered,
The effect of insolubilization cannot be obtained as expected.

The wood fiber obtained by defibrating the wood material has a shape in which conduits, temporary conduits or cells are bundled, and the cell wall around the fiber is torn or cracked. The permeation of the glyoxal resin into the wood fibers is facilitated. Therefore, the glyoxal resin is insolubilized by a self-polycondensation reaction, insolubilized by an ether bond with a hydroxyl group such as cellulose in wood fiber, and insoluble by an ether bond with a hydroxyl group of a polyhydric alcohol when a polyhydric alcohol is added. In addition, a water-insoluble reactant is generated in the wood fiber, and the hygroscopicity of the wood fiber itself is greatly reduced.

On the other hand, wood chips are obtained by cutting softwood such as pine, cedar, cypress, and toga or hardwood such as lauan, kapole, chestnut, poplar, and willow using a cutting device such as a chipper or a flaker. Thus, it can be obtained as a chip, wafer, strand, stick, flake, etc.

Wood chips are generally 0.3 to 1.0 mm thick, 1
Obtained in a size of 0 mm to 90 mm width.

After the wood chips are washed with water as required, they are put into a mixing device and sprayed with an adhesive substance in the mixing device. Adhesives include urea resin adhesives, phenolic resin adhesives, melamine resin adhesives, epoxy resin adhesives, isocyanates, vinyl acetate resin adhesives, urethane resin adhesives, and acrylic resin adhesives Alternatively, a modified resin adhesive obtained by optionally modifying these resins can be used. In addition, a sizing agent, a fire retardant, an insect repellent, an antibacterial agent, a fungicide, a pest repellent, an agent such as phytoncide, a bulking agent, a coloring agent, and the like may be added to the adhesive substance as necessary. it can.

As described above, the wood fiber to which the glyoxal resin is impregnated and fixed and the adhesive substance is added is obtained, and the wood chips to which the adhesive substance is added are obtained.

These wood fibers and wood chips are fed into a forming apparatus by blowing. In the forming apparatus, first, a wood fiber to which a glyoxal resin is impregnated and fixed and an adhesive substance is added is formed on a conveying device into a continuous wood fiber mat having a constant thickness, and then the wood fiber mat is formed on the wood fiber mat. Wood chips coated with an adhesive substance are similarly laminated as a continuous wood chip mat having a constant thickness, and a glyoxal resin is impregnated and fixed thereon, and the wood fiber to which the adhesive substance is added is further added. Is laminated in the same manner as a continuous wood fiber mat having a constant thickness.

Thus, the fiber layer to which the glyoxal resin is impregnated and fixed and the adhesive substance is added is disposed on the front and back surfaces, and the wood chip layer to which the adhesive substance is added is provided between the front and back fiber layers. The composite board of the present invention can be obtained by laminating so as to be arranged, putting it in a continuous state into a pressing apparatus, pressing and adhering to form a single piece, and then cutting it to a fixed size.

Alternatively, the composite plate of the present invention can be obtained by cutting into a fixed size in advance in the state of being laminated as described above, and then putting it into a pressing device, pressing and bonding and integrally molding.

As another method, a wood fiber to which a glyoxal resin is impregnated and fixed and to which an adhesive substance is added is made into a continuous wood fiber mat having a constant thickness, and this wood fiber mat is cut into a fixed length to obtain a fiber. Layer, on the other hand, the wood chips to which the adhesive substance has been added are made into a continuous wood chip mat having a constant thickness, and the wood chip mat is cut to a fixed size to obtain a wood chip layer,
The composite board of the present invention can also be obtained by disposing a fiber layer on the front and back surfaces, disposing a wood chip layer between the front and back fiber layers and laminating, then putting into a pressing device and pressing and bonding to integrally mold. Can be obtained.

The composite plate of the present invention can be optionally coated on its front surface or front and back surfaces as required. For example, the surface of the composite plate may be subjected to a base treatment such as a sealing treatment, a sealer treatment, an undercoating treatment, a sanding treatment, or the like, if necessary, and then a colored coating or a pattern printing may be applied to make up the makeup. Also, after performing the same base treatment as necessary, veneer and artificial veneer, veneer and artificial veneer with backing material stuck, decorative paper, cosmetic synthetic resin impregnated paper,
By applying a decorative sheet such as a synthetic resin film, makeup can be applied.

The composite board of the present invention is provided with a treated fiber layer impregnated and fixed with a glyoxal resin on the front and back surfaces thereof. Therefore, in the treated fiber layers on the front and back sides, the glyoxal resin is insolubilized by a self-polycondensation reaction, and Water-insoluble reactants are produced in the wood fiber by insolubilization by ether bond with hydroxyl group of cellulose etc. in the fiber and by ether bond with hydroxyl group of polyhydric alcohol when polyhydric alcohol is added. In addition, the hygroscopicity from the front and back sides of the composite plate is greatly reduced, and the composite plate has excellent dimensional stability.

[0037]

According to the present invention, a composite plate having low hygroscopicity and excellent dimensional stability can be obtained. Since the present invention impregnates and fixes the glyoxal resin to the wood fiber, the processing is easy, and since the resin is impregnated and fixed inside the wood fiber, the processing efficiency is excellent and the composite board is manufactured at low cost. Can be manufactured.

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A composite board comprising a fiber layer impregnated and fixed with a glyoxal resin on the front and rear surfaces, and a wood chip layer disposed between the fiber layers on the front and back surfaces. 2. A fiber layer in which a glyoxal resin is impregnated and fixed to wood fibers and an adhesive substance is added to the front and back surfaces, and a wood chip layer to which the adhesive substance is added is disposed between the front and back fiber layers. A method of manufacturing a composite plate, comprising: laminating these, and then pressing and bonding them to form an integral body. 3. The method for producing a composite board according to claim 2, wherein a catalyst is added to the glyoxal resin. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein a catalyst is added in an amount of 0.5 to 23% by weight based on a nonvolatile component of the glyoxal resin. 5. The method according to claim 2, wherein a polyhydric alcohol is added to the glyoxal resin. 6. The method for producing a composite board according to claim 5, wherein a polyhydric alcohol having a molecular weight close to the molecular weight of the glyoxal resin is used. 7. The method for producing a composite board according to claim 5, wherein polyhydric alcohols are mixed and used in a weight ratio of 80:20 to 60:40 with respect to the nonvolatile component of the glyoxal resin.