Fungal resistance of particleboard made using glutardialdehyde modified corn starch as the binder with the aid of urea formaldehyde resin

• Main Authors: Mohamad Amini, Mohd Hazim, Hashim, Rokiah, Sulaiman, Nurul Syuhada, Sulaiman, Othman, Abu Bakar, Mohamad Bashree, Mohamed, Mazlan, Rahman, Rozyanty
• Format: Indexed Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science Publishing Corporation Inc. 2018
• Online Access: http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7372/1/Fungal%20Resistance%20of%20Particleboard%20Made%20Using.pdf; http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7372/; https://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/ijet/article/view/11192

Particleboard is a popular wood composite made using mixtures of wood particles and resin, binder or adhesives, pressed at high temperature to cured. Despite its popularity, formaldehyde-based adhesives used in the formulations lead to cancerous effect as the formaldehyde fumes released from the unr...