The physical and mechanical properties of cement bonded particle board from oil palm trunk / Mohd Alif Mohd Ghazali

• Main Author: Mohd Ghazali, Mohd Alif
• Format: Student Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Engineered wood. Fiberboard, particle board, etc.
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/83075/1/83075.PDF; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/83075/

The effect of physical and mechanical properties by different ratio of particle for production of CBP from OPT has been studied. The ratio of particle has prepared for 1:2.50, 1:2.75, and 1:3.00. However, the percentage chemical material used in the mixture of CBP is constant which is 1%sulphate alumina AI2 (SO4)3 and Sodium silicate (Na2SiO3). The CBP has density 1300kg/m3and dimension 450mm X 450mm will cure 1month at the temperature surrounding before the sample has been tested. The process testing sample has dimension 100mm X 100mm for TS and WA, 180mm X 100mm for MOE and MOR, and 40mm X 40mm for IB. The result indicates that the physical and mechanical properties increased when the particle ratio decreased. The strongest CBP for this research is at the ratio 1:3.00 which mean the increasing amount of cement in mixture of CBP will increase the strength of CBP before reaching the optimum mixture.