Properties of steam treated binderless particleboard made from oil palm trunks |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Bio-resource, Paper & Coatings Technology, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia;2. Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078-6013, USA;3. Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan;4. Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, 1-1, Owashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8686, Japan;1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China;2. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China;1. Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Landmark University, P.M.B.1001 Omuaran, Kwara State, Nigeria;2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria;3. Department of Civil Engineering, Landmark University Omuaran, Nigeria;1. Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan;1. Dep. of Wood and Paper Science & Technology, Faculty of Natural Resources, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran;2. Dep. of Wood and Paper Science and Technology, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, P.O.Box 31585-4314, Karaj, Iran;3. Dep. of Wood and Paper Technology, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources (GUASNR), Gorgan, Iran;1. Fraunhofer-Institut für Holzforschung – Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut, Bienroder Weg 54E, 38108 Braunschweig, Germany;2. Tescan Orsay Holding a.s., Libusina trida 863/21, 623 00 Brno, Czech Republic;3. Institute of Wood Technology and Renewable Materials, Department of Material Sciences and Process Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU Vienna), Konrad Lorenz Strasse 20, 3430 Tulln, Austria;4. Department of Wood Science, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, T.G. Masaryka 24, 960 53 Zvolen, Slovakia |
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| Abstract: | The objective of this study was to evaluate both physical and mechanical properties of particleboard panels manufactured from steamed material of oil palm trunks without using any adhesives. Experimental panels from fine particles and vascular strands of oil palm were manufactured. Modulus of rupture (MOR), internal bond strength (IB), thickness swelling (TS) and water absorption (WA) of the samples were tested based on Japanese Industrial Standards. Bonding quality of such binderless samples was also evaluated by using scanning electron microscope (SEM). Based on the findings on this work steaming of the raw material enhanced overall mechanical and physical characteristic of the samples. The highest MOR values of 8.12 MPa and 25.84 MPa were found for the samples made from fine particles and strands steamed at a temperature of 130 °C for 30 min, respectively. It appears that mechanical properties of the panels reduced when they exposed to beyond 30 min steaming time. |
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| Keywords: | A. Strand B. Mechanical properties D. Electron microscopy |
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