Fungi growth on rattan board exposed to natural weathering

• Main Authors: Tajuddin, Maisarah, Ahmad , Zuraida, Sulaiman, Mohd Faris Haikal, Halim, Zahurin, Maleque, Md. Abdul
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia 2016
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/51701/1/51701_Fungi_Growth_on_Rattan_Board.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/51701/; http://www.iium.edu.my/icbioe/2016/

The objective of this study was to investigate the fungi growth on fabricated rattan board under 12 weeks’ exposure in natural weathering. The rattan powder was pressed using a hot-press machine to be turned into rattan boards and they were placed on a 45oC inclined rack at an open area. Longer expo...