2015
DOI: 10.3923/jps.2015.179.190
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Properties of Empty Fruit Bunch Oil Palm (Elaeis guineesis) Composite Boards at Different Densities and Resin Contents

Abstract: Properties of composite boards made from oil palm Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) at different density and resin content were investigated. The EFB was refined using fiber cutter and particle's crusher. Hardeners and wax were added at 1 and 3% during the mixing process. Boards of densities 500, 600 and 700 kg mG 3 were produced with resin urea formaldehyde at 10, 12 and 14%, respectively. The boards were stored in a conditioning chamber set at 20±2°C and 65% relative humidity before undergoing subsequent testing. Test… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
2
1
1
1

Citation Types

1
8
0

Year Published

2020
2020
2022
2022

Publication Types

Select...
7

Relationship

0
7

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 9 publications
(9 citation statements)
references
References 10 publications
1
8
0
Order By: Relevance
“…It causes fibrillation in the EFB surface, causing an increase in the effective surface area available for contact with the matrix. This action also decreases the diameter of the fillers and enhanced the roughness of the filler's surface as compared to the untreated fillers [11]. The lower amount of hemicellulose contributes to a fibreboard with better strength.…”
Section: B Flexural Test -Three Point Bending Testmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…It causes fibrillation in the EFB surface, causing an increase in the effective surface area available for contact with the matrix. This action also decreases the diameter of the fillers and enhanced the roughness of the filler's surface as compared to the untreated fillers [11]. The lower amount of hemicellulose contributes to a fibreboard with better strength.…”
Section: B Flexural Test -Three Point Bending Testmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…The higher compression strength of oil palm fronds bio-composite PFOP with phenolformaldehyde adhesive as compared to ureaformaldehyde bio composite PFOP could be due to the presence of phenol-formaldehyde adhesive. Properly cured panels are often tougher than the wood itself [42], [47]. The effectiveness of the phenol and ureaformaldehyde adhesive in enhancing the compression properties showed a similar trend as in the static bending strength.…”
Section: Compression Strengthmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…The compression strength of composite panels was strongly dependent on the effectiveness of the matrix in supporting the fibre against buckling [41]. It was noted that the characteristic of the compression load-deformation curve was like those for static bending strength [42], [43].…”
Section: Compression Strengthmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Oil palm EFB fibres consisted of lignocellulosic fibres in which the cellulose (43-65 %) and hemicellulose (17-33 %) are covered in lignin (13-37 %) matrix similar to the other natural fibres (Rafidah et al, 2017). Lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose contents were almost comparable to soft and hardwood indicating a potential for pulping and producing natural resources fibre (Wahab et al, 2015). Therefore, pre-processing is crucial before the oil palm EFB can be processed into other value-added products.…”
Section: Characteristics Of Oil Palm Efb For Pulp Makingmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…One of the wastes is the EFB, and various efforts have been taken by several institutions to convert this into useful products. Currently, EFB is available in large quantities approximately 12.4 million tonnes fresh weight per year and can be supplied continuously from oil palm mills (Wahab et al, 2015). Generally, EFB has high cellulose content (30-50 %) and fibre strength as well as low lignin content (15-30 %) (Cheng et al, 2019;Bonnia et al, 2016).…”
Section: Future Trends and Challengesmentioning
confidence: 99%