Furniture wood waste depollution through hydrolysis under pressurized water steam: Experimental work and kinetic modelization
Résumé
As the Recycling of wood waste becomes more important each year, wood products that contain ureaformaldehyde resins gained more attention due to the release of formaldehyde and other chemicals which have a critical impact on humans health and the environment. In this study, the hydrolysis of wood wastes from a French furniture industry was studied under different controlled conditions (temperature/pressure, steam ratio). An original on-line method to measure the emission of formaldehyde and ammonia using a FTIR spectrometer and a dilution system was applied successfully in this study. The effect of operatory conditions on formaldehyde and ammonia released is discussed. A mathematical model was also introduced to model the behavior of the ammonia and formaldehyde emission in the hydrolysis of wood waste.