Can I make fibreboard from agric waste eg corn stems?
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You can of course try anything you wish.  However, I would suggest that you perform (or have performed) a flame test on any sample product.  I recall that the UL (Underwriters Lab) was involved in a law suit re' testing of new styrofoam panels for insulation.  The panels were used to insulate a garage and were not covered.  When a fire broke out the panels became a holocaust (causing a death).  The panels evidently passed a flame test when horizontal igniting slowly and were not tested vertically which would have shown that they were a hazard and needed to be covered to resist flame and burn rate.  You could check your panels against fibreboard (horizontally and vertically) to check for gross problems.  Also have a Lab perform formal tests before going commercial.  I would think the binder and surface texture would be very important.  good luck.
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corn based ethanol is going bye bye. cellulose based ethanol will replace it over the next 10 years. \n\nWhy? well cellulose convertions are said to be more efficeint than corn based. Corn produces 2.5 tons per acre per season. Cellulose producing crops like Industrial Hemp(legal in canada but not US) produce upwards of 10 tons an acre and is grown without subsidies required to hold down the price of corn. \n\nAlso cotton is more profitable than corn, so is industrial hemp produced for the textile industry. Industrial hemp is also more profitable going to all other uses besides ethanol.\n\nThe food and clothing is already more expensive than ethanol is, so that is an additional shield.
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Good Luck\nhttp://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/
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No. The banana peel is biodegradable.\n\nIt is littering, though.
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Have you checked with the agricultural Board in Calgary? They should be able to help.
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everything you should need\n\nhttp://rubberboard.org.in/RubberCultivation.asp
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Try to make it at 3 feet.  It will probably be easier.  I'd probably use balsa wood.
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Try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodworking
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Check\nhttp://www.fao.org/ag/aga/agap/frg/tap52/5_2_7.pdf
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Contact:\ndouglas.kneeland@fao.org\n\nNorth American Forest Commission\nhttp://www.fao.org/forestry/foris/webview/forestry2/index.jsp?siteId=6826&sitetreeId=31118&langId=1&geoId=0
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wikipedia comes to mind or do a Yahoo search. Put "plant anatomy" and "plant fiber" in quotes.
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The stem of a plant is made of cellulose and lignin, tough fibers that can hold the plant up
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You can't find one that easily, I'ld advise you to talk to a realy good carpenter whose been a carpenter for more than 10 years and ask him to go through your wood list with you and tell you which types of wood absorb faster or more than the others.
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You can make blocks from water and paper. Once they dry they can be used for construction or even for fuel for fireplace/woodstove. \n\nYou need a form with a sliding panel to squeeze and press the water out, then you let them dry. I think LL Bean had a log maker a few years back, same principle.\n\nCellulose insulation is made from 100% recycled newspaper and is the premier insulation in existing homes. Foam is generally used in new construction, not existing homes.
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naturally. please replace it with paper or wooden planks
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Corn cob is mostly cellulose and air. It is the trapped air that is the primary insulator.
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There is a word Heartwood in xylology.If you mean so,it is not possible becuse it is totally resistant due to deposition of lignin and resins etc.