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Mohamad Jani Saad, . and Zainuddin Zakaria, . and Wan Mohd Aznan Wan Ahamad, . The effects of pressure and pressing time on the mechanical and physical properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch medium density fibreboard. pp. 111-120. ISSN 1394-9829
Abstract
Processing and performance of medium density fibreboards (MDF) with 12 mm thickness and 700 kg/m3 density made of oil palm empty fruit bunch fibres (OPEFB) were studied in this project. OPEFB MDFs were made and tested using 12 of urea formaldehyde resin as the binder 3 ammonium chloride as the hardener and 1 of wax. The samples were produced by using a hot press machine with three levels of pressure (130 110 and 90 bar) and total pressing time (7 8 and 9 min). Nine samples of OPEFB MDF were made with two replicates for each different setting of pressure and pressing time. The OPEFB MDF properties evaluated were modulus of elasticity (MOE) modulus of rupture (MOR) internal bond (IB) thickness swell (TS) and water absorption (WA). A good result of MOR IB and TS occurred at 90 bar of pressure and pressing time of 7 min. Pressure at 110 bar and pressing time of 7 min give the best result for MOE and good result for WA. The effects of changing pressure and pressing time on the press machine were significant in producing OPEFB MDF on the MOE MOR IB TS and WA.
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Abstract
Processing and performance of medium density fibreboards (MDF) with 12 mm thickness and 700 kg/m3 density made of oil palm empty fruit bunch fibres (OPEFB) were studied in this project. OPEFB MDFs were made and tested using 12 of urea formaldehyde resin as the binder 3 ammonium chloride as the hardener and 1 of wax. The samples were produced by using a hot press machine with three levels of pressure (130 110 and 90 bar) and total pressing time (7 8 and 9 min). Nine samples of OPEFB MDF were made with two replicates for each different setting of pressure and pressing time. The OPEFB MDF properties evaluated were modulus of elasticity (MOE) modulus of rupture (MOR) internal bond (IB) thickness swell (TS) and water absorption (WA). A good result of MOR IB and TS occurred at 90 bar of pressure and pressing time of 7 min. Pressure at 110 bar and pressing time of 7 min give the best result for MOE and good result for WA. The effects of changing pressure and pressing time on the press machine were significant in producing OPEFB MDF on the MOE MOR IB TS and WA.
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Item Type: | Article |
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AGROVOC Term: | Â Fibreboards |
AGROVOC Term: | Physical properties |
AGROVOC Term: | Oil palm |
AGROVOC Term: | Pressure |
AGROVOC Term: | Pressing |
AGROVOC Term: | Mechanical properties |
AGROVOC Term: | Wood density |
AGROVOC Term: | Formaldehyde |
AGROVOC Term: | Resins |
AGROVOC Term: | Elasticity |
Depositing User: | Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim |
Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 06:29 |
URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24404 |
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