Due to the scarcity of wood in some countries, it is necessary to replace it with other raw materials and at the same time use the waste material. The aim of this research is to use poppy waste straw for the efficient conversion of possible lignocellulosic materials - pulps and particleboards. Their suitability for the production of composites is assessed on the basis of selected physical or mechanical properties. Tensile strength index, burst strength index and air permeability by Gurley have been identified as critical properties of pulp made from poppy straw through two delignification methods. The better mechanical properties, i.e., tensile strength index, were achieved at 52.7 N·m/g for the sodium pulp, but the nitrate-alkali method also showed corresponding values at 45.9 N·m/g. Similar parameters to those of bagasse or similar fast-growing plants were achieved in particleboard production. The results of this research are used to evaluate poppy straw as an alternative raw material to produce biocomposites.

Faculty of Chemical Technology Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Macromolecular Materials University of Pardubice Studentská 572 Pardubice 532 10 Czech Republic

Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences Czech University of Life Science Prague Kamýcká 129 Prague 165 00 Czech Republic

Faculty of Forestry Isparta university of Applied Science Isparta Merkez Isparta Çünür 32260 Turkey

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