Properties Of Particleboard Made From Treated Oil Palm Trunk Particles

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dc.contributor.authorJumhuri, Nadiah
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-26T04:41:02Z
dc.date.available2017-01-26T04:41:02Z
dc.date.issued2016-02
dc.description.abstractThis study was conducted to examine the effects of particle pre-treatment on the properties of particleboard made from oil palm trunk particles by evaluating the physical, mechanical and biological durability properties. A total of nine types oil palm trunk particleboards were manufactured from different particles treatment (untreated, hot water and NaOH) with different preservative addition (0.06% and 0.1%) at a target density of 0.65 g/cm3, pressed at 150°C for 10 minutes. Urea formaldehyde (UF) was used as the binder. Bending strength, internal bonding (IB) strength, thickness swelling, water absorption, fungal decay, termite decay and soil burial of the particleboards were analyzed. Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy was used to detect the presence of functional groups that exists in the manufactured particleboards. The decomposition and thermal performance of the boards were evaluated by Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was employed to view the structural changes of manufactured boards before and after treatments. Based on the outcome in this study, particleboards made from particles treated with hot water have the higher modulus of elasticity (MOE), modulus of rupture (MOR), and IB strength compared to particleboards made from untreated particles. The addition of preservative in the urea formaldehyde increased the durability of the boards with the reduction of weight loss in fungal decay, termite decay and soil burial. According to British standard BS EN 319 (1993), all the evaluated boards mostly fulfilled the requirement of IB strength for particleboard type P2, P3, P4 and P5 respectively excluding boards made from particles treated with sodium hydroxide (NaOH). However, all boards did not meet the satisfactory standards for thickness swelling (TS) and water absorption (WA). Based on this study, it showed that further research is required to improve and enhance the physical properties of oil palm trunk particleboards with various treatments.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3596
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversiti Sains Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjectOil palm trunken_US
dc.titleProperties Of Particleboard Made From Treated Oil Palm Trunk Particlesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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