A preliminary study on the properties oil palm board: Effect of resin content / Nurrohana Ahmad … [et al.]

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Nurrohana, Kasim, Jamaludin, Yamani, Shaikh Abdul Karim, Mohktar, Anis, Yunus, Nor Yuziah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pahang 2007
• Subjects: Palm oil; Gums and resins; Engineered wood. Fiberboard, particle board, etc.
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/36025/1/36025.PDF; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/36025/

Three-layer oil palm boards were produced using urea formaldehyde resin. Face and back layer particles were sprayed with 10%, 12% and 14% resin while the core was maintained at 10% resin content. The oil palm board was hot-pressed at 165°C for 6 minutes at a pressure of 120 kgcm-2. With increasing r...