Improvement of flexural properties and dimensional stability of rice husk particleboard using wood strand from (azadirachta excelsa) in face layer / Muhamad Zahir Nazri

Nazri, Muhamad Zahir (2017) Improvement of flexural properties and dimensional stability of rice husk particleboard using wood strand from (azadirachta excelsa) in face layer / Muhamad Zahir Nazri. [Student Project] (Unpublished)

Abstract

Improvement of flexural properties and dimensional stability of rice husk
particleboard is targeted in this study. Five ratios of Azadirachta excelsa (0, 10,
20, 30 and 40%) at face layer were tested. Further work was done with 40%
Azadirachta excelsa content with random and aligned arrangement. The results
showed significant (p ≤ 0.05) improvement in flexural strength (MOR and MOE)
as the face layer percentage increases. The dimensional stability (water
absorption and thickness swelling) with 40% give the best performance.
Arrangement of strength has no significant effect. Overall there is potential to
improve the flexural and dimensional stability with variation of strands at face
layer.

Metadata

Item Type:	Student Project
Creators:	Creators Email / ID Num. Nazri, Muhamad Zahir UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Manufacturing industries > Furniture industry and trade Q Science > QK Botany > Plant anatomy Q Science > QK Botany > Plant physiology > Botanical chemistry. Phytochemicals
Divisions:	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pahang > Jengka Campus > Faculty of Applied Sciences
Keywords:	Flexural properties, Dimensional stability, Rice husk, Particleboard, Azadirachta excelsa, Face layer
Date:	2017
URI:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22762