Properties of particleboard made from rubberwood using modified starch as binder

Composites Part B: Engineering

July 2013, Vol.50:259–264, doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.02.020

• Mohd Hazim Mohamad Amini ^a
• Rokiah Hashim ^a,,
• Salim Hiziroglu ^b
• Nurul Syuhada Sulaiman ^a
• Othman Sulaiman ^a

• aDivision of Bio-resource, Paper and Coatings Technology, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
• bDepartment of Natural Resource Ecology & Management, 303G Agricultural Hall, Okhahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078-6013, USA

Received 11 April 2012. Revised 8 November 2012. Accepted 24 February 2013. Available online 4 March 2013.

Abstracts

The objective of the study was to evaluate physical and mechanical properties of experimental particleboard panels made from rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) using modified starch as binder. Panels were manufactured using 15% corn starch modified with glutardialdehyde and tested for their properties based on Japanese Standard. The modulus of rupture and the internal bond strength of the panels met the requirement of the specified standard. Based on the findings in this work modified corn starch can have a potential to be used as binder to produce particleboard panels with acceptable properties.

Keywords

• A. Wood
• D. Mechanical testing
• D. Surface analysis

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