Properties of particleboard from kenaf (hibiscus cannabinus l.) core and acacia (acacia mangium) wood / Azizul Arifin Abdullah Khir, Jamaludin Kasim and Wan Mohd Nazri Wan Abd Rahman

• Main Authors: Abdullah Khir, Azizul Arifin, Kasim, Jamaludin, Wan Abd Rahman, Wan Mohd Nazri
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Timber; Malaysia; Engineered wood. Fiberboard, particle board, etc.
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/57775/1/57775.PDF; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/57775/

In this study acacia particles were mixed with kenaf core partricles with ratios of 10, 30 and 50% and produced into particleboard with a resin content of 7% using urea formaldehyde resin. The target board density was 700 kgm-3. From the study it was shown that mixing ratio between acacia and kenaf...