The use of alternative raw materials such as agricultural biomass and recycled wood waste
and by-products in particleboard production is a viable approach to respond to the …

In recent decades, the demand for palm oil has constantly increased and with it the
cultivation of oil palms. After a period of 25 years, the oil yield of the palm trees decreases …

Chemical, thermal properties, surface characteristics, termite resistance and physico-
mechanical properties of urea formaldehyde-bonded oil palm trunk particleboard post heat …

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is a domestic plant originated from West Africa which was
introduced by the Portuguese voyages to the world. It used to be unknown to the world …

Oil palm wood (OPW) is seen as a strategic alternative wood material, especially in a
country with huge oil-palm-planted areas such as Malaysia. The material is low in quality …

The objective of this study was to improve physical and mechanical properties of soft-inner
part of oil palm trunk (S-OPT) after impregnation with phenol formaldehyde (PF) resin and …

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui karakteristik kayu laminasi dari batang kelapa
sawit berdasarkan jumlah lapisan dimana lamina yang digunakan dari berbagai ketinggian …

Oil palm wood (OPW) has several imperfections, and impregnation with low molecular-
weight phenol formaldehyde resin through a modified compreg method can practically …

One obstacle to the industrial processing of oil palm wood is its nearly water-saturated state
in green condition and its high tendency to develop cell collapse during kiln drying. This …

Oil palm xylem composed of vascular bundles and parenchyma tissue and directly related to
its properties. Utilization of oil palm xylem into the wood laminate products requires …