Carbon Analysis of Wood Composite Panels

Abstract Wood composite panels (WCP) are well known for their environmentally friendly attributes of being sustainable, renewable, biodegradable, and predominantly made from wood residues generated during lumber plywood production. This paper focuses on the ability WCPs to store carbon long periods time in nonstructural applications such as cabinets, furniture, flooring. WCPs, include particleboard, medium density fiberboard (MDF), hardboard–engineered siding trim (EWST). These anticipated have an average service life 25–30 years. In 2019, there was estimated 291 million cubic meters (m3) use North America that corresponds a pool 354 metric tons dioxide equivalents. WCP is enough offset 24 years cradle-to-gate cumulative emissions (fossil biogenic sources) emitted production these panels. other words, producing using stores because amount far less than what themselves capable storing over lifetime product use.