Dust-Emission from Abrasive Sanding Processes in the Malaysian Wooden Furniture Industry

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Dust-Emission from Abrasive Sanding Processes in the Malaysian Wooden Furniture Industry

A series of sanding experiments were carried out in a large dust tunnel, using an orbital sander with an aluminum oxide abrasive of 150 grit size, on twelve different hardwood species. Dust concentration measurements were taken using gravimetric isokinetic air-quality samplers. A field survey of 25...

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Main Authors:	Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Ioras, Florin, Hunm, O. C., Manikam, Murughan, Farrokhpayam, Saeid Reza
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	2009
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7042/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7042/1/Dust-Emission%20from%20Abrasive%20Sanding%20Processes%20in%20the%20Malaysian%20Wooden%20Furniture%20Industry.pdf

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