Sugarcane and corn cob particle board / Omar Irsyad Omar, Muhammad Faiz Zulazmi and Muhamad Izzat Zikry Mohd Amran

This research and project was created to use agricultural waste as a useful product for consumers. A wood-based panel product known as particleboard is made using wood particles or other fibrous lignocellulose materials, a binder, and pressure and heat. It is extensively utilised in the production of furniture, floor underlayment, and home décor. Woods are a major source of lignocellulose utilised in the production of particleboard, although other plant fibres and agricultural waste have also been studied. In this study, particle board manufacturing from corncob and sugarcane dregs are intended to reduce air pollution and waste. It is produced by mixing corncob and sugarcane bagasse with an adhesive material which is Urea- Formaldehyde (UF) resin. This mixture has undergone 3 main processes namely compression, heat and cold to get good results. This research assesses particle board made from sugarcane bagasse (SB) and corncob (CC) particles mixed uniformly in varied amounts (20%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 80% and 100%) using urea formaldehyde resin as the adhesive. Yielding a total of seven unique compositions to carry out physical tests (density, water absorption and thickness swelling) and mechanical tests (modulus of rupture and modules of elasticity). The results revealed that the use of combination type board CC 50% SB 50% is average good and recommended. This is because density value, water absorption and, thickness swelling of this composition is in average good and suitable for outdoor and indoor use.