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The results obtained for HDF prepared using renewable formulations were compared to the results for HDF obtained using conventional synthetic paraffin wax (hydrowax), which is the hydrophobic agent currently utilized by the industry. Four tall oil distillation products (TODPs) with different levels of fatty and rosin acids were used for preparing the hydrophobic formulations with furfuryl alcohol as an organic solvent. According to determinations with an automated vapor sorption apparatus, the formulations had a similar effect with hydrowax on the sorption behavior of natural fibers. Unlike to hydrowax treatment, the ultimate tensile strength of cellulosic paper-sheets treated with the formulations remained unchanged or significantly increased. At the standard addition load of 1% (wt\/wt dry fibers) of the formulations, HDF panels showed comparable and only in one case, e.g., TODP3-based formulation, slightly higher thickness swelling (24 h) than those with hydrowax. The best performing formulation (TODP2-based) in terms of tensile strength of paper sheets did not significantly change the mechanical properties of HDF panels in both standard climate and high humid conditions. Promising results at the standard and humid climate conditions were obtained for HDF panels manufactured with higher TODP2-based formulation amounts (3\u20135%) and reduced melamine-urea-formaldehyde resin content (10\u201312% instead of 14%, wt dry resin\/wt dry fibers).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma13184025","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,10]],"date-time":"2020-09-10T22:58:01Z","timestamp":1599778681000},"page":"4025","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Hydrophobic Formulations Based on Tall Oil Distillation Products for High-Density Fiberboards"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0883-2306","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Reza","family":"Hosseinpourpia","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Linnaeus University, L\u00fcckligs Plats 1, 35195 V\u00e4xj\u00f6, Sweden"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6909-2025","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stergios","family":"Adamopoulos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Linnaeus University, L\u00fcckligs Plats 1, 35195 V\u00e4xj\u00f6, Sweden"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thomas","family":"Walther","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IKEA Industry AB, 215 32 Malm\u00f6, Sweden"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Valeri","family":"Naydenov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"SunPine AB, 941 43 Pite\u00e5, Sweden"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"68","article-title":"Effect of Panel Moisture Content and Density on Moisture Movement in MDF","volume":"35","author":"Ganev","year":"2003","journal-title":"Wood Fiber Sci."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"643","DOI":"10.1007\/s00107-014-0829-1","article-title":"An amino-alkyl siloxane oligomer as hydrophobation agent for particleboards used under high humidity conditions","volume":"72","author":"Onat","year":"2014","journal-title":"Eur. 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