Properties of particleboard from Buluh Minyak (Bambusa vulgaris) / Halimatulsaadiah Halim

Particleboard is a structural material made of wood fragments, such as chips or shavings, that are mechanically pressed into sheet form and bonded together with resin under high temperature and pressure. The effects of different resin content (7% and 9%) and particle size (1.0 mm and 2.0 mm) were determined. Board with 2.0 mm particle size and 9% of resin content gave superior strength. All the boards reached the minimum requirement of Malaysian Standard (MS 1036:2006) but IB value did not pass such standard. For resin content effect, as resin content increased, strength of mechanical properties also increased. For physical properties, as resin content increased, TS value decreased but WA value increased. Significantly effect of particle size was exhibited for TS MOR, MOE, and IB.