Effect of combination oven and microwave heating in the resin semi-curing process on the physical properties of ‘compreg’ OPW
Oil palm wood (OPW) is still difficult to utilize efficiently due to its low strength, non-durability, low dimensional stability, and poor machinability. This study was conducted to investigate semi-curing of OPW with low-molecular weight phenol formaldehyde (Lmw-PF) by a combination of oven and mic...
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| author | Ismail, Puteri Nur Khairunnisha Bakar, Edi Suhaimi Ahmad, Nurul Azwa Choo, Adrian Cheng Yong |
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| description | Oil palm wood (OPW) is still difficult to utilize efficiently due to its low strength, non-durability, low dimensional stability, and poor machinability. This study was conducted to investigate semi-curing of OPW with low-molecular weight phenol formaldehyde (Lmw-PF) by a combination of oven and microwave heating. Four main processes in a modified compreg method were used, i.e. drying, impregnation, resin semi-curing heating, and hot-pressing densification. Heating type had a significant effect on the physical properties of treated OPW. The combination of the heating methods used a much shorter time compared to heating by oven only, where over 24 to 30 h were needed to dry the treated OPW. |
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| spelling | upm-372122015-09-18T02:14:14Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37212/ Effect of combination oven and microwave heating in the resin semi-curing process on the physical properties of ‘compreg’ OPW Ismail, Puteri Nur Khairunnisha Bakar, Edi Suhaimi Ahmad, Nurul Azwa Choo, Adrian Cheng Yong Oil palm wood (OPW) is still difficult to utilize efficiently due to its low strength, non-durability, low dimensional stability, and poor machinability. This study was conducted to investigate semi-curing of OPW with low-molecular weight phenol formaldehyde (Lmw-PF) by a combination of oven and microwave heating. Four main processes in a modified compreg method were used, i.e. drying, impregnation, resin semi-curing heating, and hot-pressing densification. Heating type had a significant effect on the physical properties of treated OPW. The combination of the heating methods used a much shorter time compared to heating by oven only, where over 24 to 30 h were needed to dry the treated OPW. College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37212/1/Effect%20of%20combination%20oven%20and%20microwave%20heating%20in%20the%20resin%20semi.pdf Ismail, Puteri Nur Khairunnisha and Bakar, Edi Suhaimi and Ahmad, Nurul Azwa and Choo, Adrian Cheng Yong (2014) Effect of combination oven and microwave heating in the resin semi-curing process on the physical properties of ‘compreg’ OPW. BioResources, 9 (3). pp. 4899-4907. ISSN 1930-2126 http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes-09_3_4899_Ismail_Combination_Oven_Microwave |
| spellingShingle | Ismail, Puteri Nur Khairunnisha Bakar, Edi Suhaimi Ahmad, Nurul Azwa Choo, Adrian Cheng Yong Effect of combination oven and microwave heating in the resin semi-curing process on the physical properties of ‘compreg’ OPW |
| title | Effect of combination oven and microwave heating in the resin semi-curing process on the physical properties of ‘compreg’ OPW |
| title_full | Effect of combination oven and microwave heating in the resin semi-curing process on the physical properties of ‘compreg’ OPW |
| title_fullStr | Effect of combination oven and microwave heating in the resin semi-curing process on the physical properties of ‘compreg’ OPW |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of combination oven and microwave heating in the resin semi-curing process on the physical properties of ‘compreg’ OPW |
| title_short | Effect of combination oven and microwave heating in the resin semi-curing process on the physical properties of ‘compreg’ OPW |
| title_sort | effect of combination oven and microwave heating in the resin semi-curing process on the physical properties of ‘compreg’ opw |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37212/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37212/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37212/1/Effect%20of%20combination%20oven%20and%20microwave%20heating%20in%20the%20resin%20semi.pdf |