ABSTRACT
Decay resistance against fungi and termite of particleboard made with different proportions of wood (Eucalyptus grandis) and rice husk was studied. Particleboard with 0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100% proportions of rice husk was produced using urea-formaldehyde and tannin-formaldehyde as adhesives. Particleboards produced with rice husk presented a higher resistance against fungi and termite attack. Particleboards glued with tannin-formaldehyde were more resistant to the attack of termites; for fungi, the difference between adhesives was observed when these particleboards were submitted to the attack of Gloeophyllum trabeum, in which case the particleboards produced with urea-formaldehyde were more resistant. Trametes versicolor was the fungus that caused the largest mass loss to the particleboards.
Keywords:
particleboard; agriculture residues; decay resistance; subterranean termites