PRODUCT

In the initial phase the product being manufactured would be Laminated Particle Board; the lamination will be with Melamine – Formaldehyde Resin; the product will be “Formaldehyde-free”, with Cellulose, as the Resin and filler. Further, using wood powder as the ‘filler’ for Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF), which is made of pure cellulose and Formaldehyde-free also.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Laminated Particle Board: Made out of Poly-Fibrillated cellulose Resin, which is made using Water hyacinth, and Filler, saw dust, large grain, powdered waste wood or similar waste of plant/ wood origin, and then laminated with Melamine-formaldehyde Resin sheet or Paper.

Medium Density Fiber board [MDF]: Contains Wood Powder as the Filler in Poly-Fibrillated cellulose Resin. The Board will be workable, and can be cut and shaped as per the requirements.

The most important factor is that, these Particle Boards contain only “Green” materials and NO formaldehyde evolving Resin content, and hence “healthy”.

FUTURE PRODUCTS

(a) Floor Tiles, or Ceiling board / Side-wall panel board can be made by using china clay as the material for composite formation.

(b) Another material for making hard and strong moulded products is the Poly-fibrillated cellulose Resin itself. Further research in the molding of such products is needed for finalizing the technology, say by including additional reinforcement like nylon fiber/fabric or steel wires/ mesh, etc, to make it strong / hard enough to compete with other hard materials like steel, FRP, plastics like PVC, etc.

DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS

Machinery: The following will be the requirement when Water hyacinth is used as the raw material for the generation of the Resin, Poly-fibrillated cellulose. (a) Water hyacinth harvester machine for the continuous supply of Raw material for production of Resin; (b) Chopping – cum – Crushing machine; (c) Mixing Equipment for catalyst (heat liberated during the process may be recovered); (d) Boiler for boiling about 3000 – 4000 liters of mixture in one batch or Continuous-flow boiler Equipment; (e) Filtration or Centrifuging (removing excess water) Equipment; (f) Mixing unit for uniform mixing of the pulp with filler, like, saw dust / wood chips / wood powder / china clay; (g) Moulding unit, either as mould for board of size 8 ft x 4ft, or Continuous spreading unit of width 4 ft, having pressure application System; (h) Polymerization – cum – Dryer for the moulding of boards, or continuously produced board, where cutting system also for keeping the size; (i) (Melamine) Surface Coating and Sizing Unit; and (j) Effluent Treatment unit for purifying the effluent from the filter / centrifuge, by neutralization, and removal of lignin by oxidation, etc. The end products to be dispatched to Godown.

In addition, (k) Transportation arrangement for raw material either as the collected plant or after chopping and crushing, and (temporary) (l) Storage arrangement for the raw material also to be facilitated.