Effects of Compression Ratio and Phenolic Resin Concentration on the Properties of Laminated Compreg Inner Oil Palm and Sesenduk Wood Composites

• Main Authors: Wan Nabilah Ahamad, Sabiha Salim, Seng, Hua Lee, Muhammad Aizat Abdul Ghani, Rabiatol Adawiah Mohd Ali, Paridah Md Tahir, Widya Fatriasari, Petar Antov, Muhammad Adly Rahandi Lubis
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: MDPI 2023
• Subjects: SB183-317 Field crops Including cereals, forage crops, grasses, legumes, root crops, sugar plants, textile plants, alkaloidal plants, medicinal plants; TS800-937 Wood technology. Lumber
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38073/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38073/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38073/; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14010083

Due to its inferior properties, oil palm wood (OPW) extracted from the inner layer of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) trunk, referred as inner OPW in this study, is frequently regarded as a waste. Phenolic resin treatment and lamination of inner OPW with other hardwoods may be an excellent way to i...