Properties of particleboard from dried leaves and eucalyptus pellita / Muhamad Haziq Ab Karim

Properties of particleboard from dried leaves and Eucalyptus pellita in relation to
temperature and ratio bounded with phenol formaldehyde was evaluated. The particle
board manufacturing was made with three temperature setting 160°C,170°C and
180°C with 3 different types of ratio which are 70% dried leaves and 30% Eucalyptus
pellita, 50% dried leaves and 50% Eucalyptus pellita, 30% dried leaves and 70%
Eucalyptus pellita. The boards produced were evaluated for its internal bonding (IB)
testing, bending strength testing, thickness swelling (TS) and water absorption (WA)
according to British Standard (EN312:1996). The measurement of internal bonding
(IB), thickness swelling (TS) and water absorption (WA) is 50mm x 50mm x 12mm
while the measurement of bending strength (MOR and MOE). is 320mm x 50mm x
12mm. The optimum properties of board derived from 170°C and ratio of 30% dried
leaves and 70% Eucalyptus pellita with IB of 0.58 MPa, MOR of 5.86 MPa, MOE of
849.83, TS 2 hours of 12.19%, TS 24 hours of 24.01%, WA 2 hours of 72.03%, and
WA 24 hours of 89.01%.