Effects of soaking periods and adhesive concentrations on the properties of phenol formaldehyde resin treated oil palm wood
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is one of the most important and under-utilised non-wood biomass in Malaysia. This study examined the effect of low molecular weight phenol formaldehyde (Lmw-PF) resin impregnation on the mechanical and physical properties of oil palm trunk wood. The oil palm wood...
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| description | Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is one of the most important and under-utilised non-wood biomass in Malaysia. This study examined the effect of low molecular weight phenol formaldehyde (Lmw-PF) resin impregnation on the mechanical and physical properties of oil palm trunk wood. The oil palm wood was treated using the following steps: by drying, resin impregnation, soaking and re-drying of specimens using different resin concentrations and treatment times. The determination of the modulus of elasticity, modulus of rupture and dimensional stability of treated oil palm wood were carried out using British standards. Results indicated that both resin concentration and soaking time significantly enhanced dimensional stability of the treated oil palm wood. Water absorption and thickness swelling of the treated wood displayed reduction with different soaking periods and resin concentrations with the best results of 7.37% and 5.08% respectively. Soaking had a significant effect on the bending properties of treated oil palm wood and showed 1.5 and 1.8 times improvement in modulus of elasticity and modulus of rupture respectively. It can be thus concluded that resin impregnation followed by soaking of oil palm wood is a viable method to improve its overall physical and mechanical properties as well as its dimensional stability. |
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| spelling | upm-525342017-06-07T03:02:55Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52534/ Effects of soaking periods and adhesive concentrations on the properties of phenol formaldehyde resin treated oil palm wood Ismail, Puteri Nur Khairunnisha Bakar, Edi Suhaimi Ling, Rachel Joanes Halis, Rasmina Choo, Adrian Cheng Yong Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is one of the most important and under-utilised non-wood biomass in Malaysia. This study examined the effect of low molecular weight phenol formaldehyde (Lmw-PF) resin impregnation on the mechanical and physical properties of oil palm trunk wood. The oil palm wood was treated using the following steps: by drying, resin impregnation, soaking and re-drying of specimens using different resin concentrations and treatment times. The determination of the modulus of elasticity, modulus of rupture and dimensional stability of treated oil palm wood were carried out using British standards. Results indicated that both resin concentration and soaking time significantly enhanced dimensional stability of the treated oil palm wood. Water absorption and thickness swelling of the treated wood displayed reduction with different soaking periods and resin concentrations with the best results of 7.37% and 5.08% respectively. Soaking had a significant effect on the bending properties of treated oil palm wood and showed 1.5 and 1.8 times improvement in modulus of elasticity and modulus of rupture respectively. It can be thus concluded that resin impregnation followed by soaking of oil palm wood is a viable method to improve its overall physical and mechanical properties as well as its dimensional stability. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52534/1/03%20JTAS-0821-2015-6thProof.pdf Ismail, Puteri Nur Khairunnisha and Bakar, Edi Suhaimi and Ling, Rachel Joanes and Halis, Rasmina and Choo, Adrian Cheng Yong (2017) Effects of soaking periods and adhesive concentrations on the properties of phenol formaldehyde resin treated oil palm wood. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 40 (2). pp. 247-256. ISSN 1511-3701; ESSN: 2231-8542 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2040%20(2)%20May.%202017/03%20JTAS-0821-2015-6thProof.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Ismail, Puteri Nur Khairunnisha Bakar, Edi Suhaimi Ling, Rachel Joanes Halis, Rasmina Choo, Adrian Cheng Yong Effects of soaking periods and adhesive concentrations on the properties of phenol formaldehyde resin treated oil palm wood |
| title | Effects of soaking periods and adhesive concentrations on the properties of phenol formaldehyde resin treated oil palm wood |
| title_full | Effects of soaking periods and adhesive concentrations on the properties of phenol formaldehyde resin treated oil palm wood |
| title_fullStr | Effects of soaking periods and adhesive concentrations on the properties of phenol formaldehyde resin treated oil palm wood |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of soaking periods and adhesive concentrations on the properties of phenol formaldehyde resin treated oil palm wood |
| title_short | Effects of soaking periods and adhesive concentrations on the properties of phenol formaldehyde resin treated oil palm wood |
| title_sort | effects of soaking periods and adhesive concentrations on the properties of phenol formaldehyde resin treated oil palm wood |
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