Although gypsum-based building materials exhibit many positive characteristics, solutions are still being searched for to reduce the use of gypsum or improve the physico-mechanical properties of board materials. In this study, an attempt was made to produce gypsum boards with hemp fibers. Although hemp fibers can be a specific reinforcement for gypsum-based board materials, they negatively affect the gypsum setting process due to their hygroscopic characteristics. Fibers impregnated with derivatives based on polyvinyl acetate, styrene-acrylic copolymer and pMDI (polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate) were used in this study. Gypsum-fiber boards produced with impregnated fibers showed approximately 30% higher mechanical properties as determined by the 3-point bending test. The positive effect of the impregnates on the hemp fibers was confirmed by FTIR (Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy) and TG/DTA (thermogravimetric analysis/thermal gravimetric analysis) analysis.
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