Investigation On Performance Of Oil Palm Trunk As A Laminated Veneer Lumber Using Various Thermoset Adhesives

• Main Author: Salim, Nurjannah
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: T1-995 Technology(General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/41563/1/Nurjannah_Binti_Salim24.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/41563/

Eksperimental bod terlaminasi atau “laminated veneer lumber” (LVL) dihasilkan menggunakan perekat urea formaldehid, fenol formaldehid, urea formaldehid dan fenol-resorcinal formaldehid. Ujian fizikal, kekuatan ricihan, sudut sentuhan, ujian ‘soil burial’, dan kelembapan relatif telah dijalankan. Berdasarkan keputusan ujian, didapati ketumpatan bod terlaminasi kelapa sawit lebih tinggi daripada ketumpatan batang kelapa sawit. Experimental laminated veneer lumber (LVL) was manufactured from oil palm veneer using urea formaldehyde, phenol formaldehyde, melamine-urea formaldehyde, and phenol-resorcinal formaldehyde adhesives. The laminated veneer was tested for physical properties, shear strength, contact angle, soil burial and relative humidity. Based on the findings, the density of the oil palm laminated veneer lumber was slightly higher than the solid oil palm trunk.