Particleboard properties from 3 years old Petai Belalang / Muhamad Muaz Abdul Aziz

The growing demand for wood-based panels has led to continuous efforts to find new resources as alternative raw materials without depending on the decreasing supply of rubberwood. Petai belalang, or Leucaena leucocephala, was chosen in the manufacture of particleboard with ureaformaldehyde (UF)...

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Main Author: Abdul Aziz, Muhamad Muaz
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Applied Sciences 2016
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22858/
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description The growing demand for wood-based panels has led to continuous efforts to find new resources as alternative raw materials without depending on the decreasing supply of rubberwood. Petai belalang, or Leucaena leucocephala, was chosen in the manufacture of particleboard with ureaformaldehyde (UF) resin as a binder. The boards were produced at three density levels of SOO, 600 and 700 kg m-3 with 12% of resin content. This study evaluated the mechanical· and physical properties of the petai belalang particleboard. The tests were conducted according to European standards. The mechanical properties tested were modulus of rupture (MOR), modulus of elasticity (MOE) in bending and internal bond (18). Thickness swelling (TS) and water absorption (WA) were tested for physical properties. Results indicated that the strength properties of the boards improved with increased board density. Particle board with density of 700 kg m met part of the strength requirement, which suggests a possible application of this board in the production of furniture components.
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spelling uitm-228582024-02-15T05:18:03Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22858/ Particleboard properties from 3 years old Petai Belalang / Muhamad Muaz Abdul Aziz Abdul Aziz, Muhamad Muaz Plant physiology Plant ecology The growing demand for wood-based panels has led to continuous efforts to find new resources as alternative raw materials without depending on the decreasing supply of rubberwood. Petai belalang, or Leucaena leucocephala, was chosen in the manufacture of particleboard with ureaformaldehyde (UF) resin as a binder. The boards were produced at three density levels of SOO, 600 and 700 kg m-3 with 12% of resin content. This study evaluated the mechanical· and physical properties of the petai belalang particleboard. The tests were conducted according to European standards. The mechanical properties tested were modulus of rupture (MOR), modulus of elasticity (MOE) in bending and internal bond (18). Thickness swelling (TS) and water absorption (WA) were tested for physical properties. Results indicated that the strength properties of the boards improved with increased board density. Particle board with density of 700 kg m met part of the strength requirement, which suggests a possible application of this board in the production of furniture components. Faculty of Applied Sciences 2016 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22858/1/PPb_MUHAMAD%20MUAZ%20ABDUL%20AZIZ%20AS%20C%2016_5.PDF Abdul Aziz, Muhamad Muaz (2016) Particleboard properties from 3 years old Petai Belalang / Muhamad Muaz Abdul Aziz. (2016) [Student Project] <http://terminalib.uitm.edu.my/22858.pdf> (Unpublished)
spellingShingle Plant physiology
Plant ecology
Abdul Aziz, Muhamad Muaz
Particleboard properties from 3 years old Petai Belalang / Muhamad Muaz Abdul Aziz
title Particleboard properties from 3 years old Petai Belalang / Muhamad Muaz Abdul Aziz
title_full Particleboard properties from 3 years old Petai Belalang / Muhamad Muaz Abdul Aziz
title_fullStr Particleboard properties from 3 years old Petai Belalang / Muhamad Muaz Abdul Aziz
title_full_unstemmed Particleboard properties from 3 years old Petai Belalang / Muhamad Muaz Abdul Aziz
title_short Particleboard properties from 3 years old Petai Belalang / Muhamad Muaz Abdul Aziz
title_sort particleboard properties from 3 years old petai belalang / muhamad muaz abdul aziz
topic Plant physiology
Plant ecology
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22858/