Improved performance of compressed oil palm trunk prepared from modified pre-steaming technique

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Original Article

Journal of the Indian Academy of Wood Science

pp 1-7

First online: 28 November 2015

• Nurjannah Salim
• , Rokiah Hashim 
• , Othman Sulaiman
• , Mazlan Ibrahim
• , Mohammed Nasir
• , Masatoshi Sato
• , Tomoko Sugimoto
• , Salim Hiziroglu

Abstract

Malaysia is one of the biggest producers of palm oil in the world but the oil palm wood is considered as waste after final harvesting. A huge and inexpensive availability of oil palm trunk (OPT) can be a sustainable source of alternative wood for various structural applications, if it can be utilized. The objective of this work was to prepare a steamed treated compressed OPT lumber and evaluate the physical, chemical and biological properties of modified wood. In this technique OPT samples were steamed at temperature 130 °C for 2 h before being compressed at high temperature. Wettability of the steam compressed OPT was analysed by contact angle method and observed it was reduced as compared to simply compressed OPT. Samples were exposed to outdoor conditions to evaluate their resistance against biological deterioration. Microscope and X-ray diffraction analyses of the samples were also carried out. Steamed compressed OPTs exhibited improved resistance against biodegradation probably due to the increase of extractives in it, as compared to simply compressed OPTs. It seems that steaming in combination of compressing at high temperature would enhance the properties of OPTs.

Keywords

Biodegradability Contact angle Soil burial test Crystallinity

Title

Improved performance of compressed oil palm trunk prepared from modified pre-steaming technique

Journal

Journal of the Indian Academy of Wood Science

DOI

10.1007/s13196-015-0155-1

Print ISSN

0972-172X

Online ISSN

0976-8432

Publisher

Springer India

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Topics

• Wood Science & Technology
• Forestry
• Forestry Management

Keywords

• Biodegradability
• Contact angle
• Soil burial test
• Crystallinity
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Authors

• Nurjannah Salim (1)
• Rokiah Hashim  (2)
• Othman Sulaiman (2)
• Mazlan Ibrahim (2)
• Mohammed Nasir (2)
• Masatoshi Sato (3)
• Tomoko Sugimoto (4) (5)
• Salim Hiziroglu (6)
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Author Affiliations

• 1. Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300, Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
• 2. Division of Bioresource, Paper and Coatings Technology, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Minden, Penang, Malaysia
• 3. Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
• 4. Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, 1-1, Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8686, Japan
• 5. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8687, Japan
• 6. Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 74078-6013, USA
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