Properties of particleboard (650 KG/M3) from Sesendok (Endospermum malaccensis) / Safura Mad Juhari

Particleboard is a panel products produced by compressing small particles of wood while simultaneously bonding them with an adhesive. Particleboard also is one of the alternatives in wood composite made to replace plywood. It is said that particleboard has similar strength properties with plywood In this study the research is done to particleboard from Endospermum malaccensis which is easy to find in secondary forest. In this study urea formaldehyde was used in three different level of resin that is 8%, 10% and 12% with density of board 650 kg/m3 . This testing is done to determine the strength of board to be compared with Europe Standard (EN 312-3 1996) whether it is suitable or not to be commercializing in future. According to the physical and mechanical testing that has be done, there's only mechanical testing was achieved the standard, where the highest value for MOE is 3893.403 MPa with resin 12%. While for MOR the highest value is 29.891 MPa also with resin 12%. There must be more research must be done in the future to improve the quality of particleboard in different species of wood.