Effects of Initial Moisture Content on Boil Bending Properties of Solid Rubberwood (Hevea Brasiliensis)

In recent years, there has been a high demand for rubberwood in the wood based industry in Malaysia, and this demand is expected to increase further. Inefficient use of resources not only leads to higher production cost but also increases the demand for industrial wood supply. Currently, most of...

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Main Author:	Choo, Koh Boon
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2001
Subjects:	Hevea - Moisture - Case studies Wood bending - Case studies
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10081/1/FH_2001_28.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.100812024-03-12T05:18:20Z Effects of Initial Moisture Content on Boil Bending Properties of Solid Rubberwood (Hevea Brasiliensis) 2001-04 Choo, Koh Boon In recent years, there has been a high demand for rubberwood in the wood based industry in Malaysia, and this demand is expected to increase further. Inefficient use of resources not only leads to higher production cost but also increases the demand for industrial wood supply. Currently, most of the furniture makers in Malaysia are trying to cut down their production cost in order to maintain a competitive edge. One way to reduce production cost is to use the technique of steam or boil bending of solid rubberwood. This can increase the wood utilization efficiency by 30%, simplify of production process and enable greater process automation. This study was carried out to investigate the effects of initial moisture content on boil bending properties of rubberwood, specifically comparing the percentage and type of defects. Initial wood moisture contents of below 10% and 20-25% were used to investigate the boil bending properties of rubberwood. The recovery rate of boil bending of solid rubberwood was found to improve by about 6% when the initial wood moisture content was increased from 10% to 20-25%. In order to minimize the production cost, it is recommended to use initial wood moisture content of 20-25% instead of the current practice of below 10%. Hevea - Moisture - Case studies Wood bending - Case studies 2001-04 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10081/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10081/1/FH_2001_28.pdf text en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Hevea - Moisture - Case studies Wood bending - Case studies Faculty of Forestry Wong, Ee Ding English
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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advisor	Wong, Ee Ding
topic	Hevea - Moisture - Case studies Wood bending - Case studies
spellingShingle	Hevea - Moisture - Case studies Wood bending - Case studies Choo, Koh Boon Effects of Initial Moisture Content on Boil Bending Properties of Solid Rubberwood (Hevea Brasiliensis)
description	In recent years, there has been a high demand for rubberwood in the wood based industry in Malaysia, and this demand is expected to increase further. Inefficient use of resources not only leads to higher production cost but also increases the demand for industrial wood supply. Currently, most of the furniture makers in Malaysia are trying to cut down their production cost in order to maintain a competitive edge. One way to reduce production cost is to use the technique of steam or boil bending of solid rubberwood. This can increase the wood utilization efficiency by 30%, simplify of production process and enable greater process automation. This study was carried out to investigate the effects of initial moisture content on boil bending properties of rubberwood, specifically comparing the percentage and type of defects. Initial wood moisture contents of below 10% and 20-25% were used to investigate the boil bending properties of rubberwood. The recovery rate of boil bending of solid rubberwood was found to improve by about 6% when the initial wood moisture content was increased from 10% to 20-25%. In order to minimize the production cost, it is recommended to use initial wood moisture content of 20-25% instead of the current practice of below 10%.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Choo, Koh Boon
author_facet	Choo, Koh Boon
author_sort	Choo, Koh Boon
title	Effects of Initial Moisture Content on Boil Bending Properties of Solid Rubberwood (Hevea Brasiliensis)
title_short	Effects of Initial Moisture Content on Boil Bending Properties of Solid Rubberwood (Hevea Brasiliensis)
title_full	Effects of Initial Moisture Content on Boil Bending Properties of Solid Rubberwood (Hevea Brasiliensis)
title_fullStr	Effects of Initial Moisture Content on Boil Bending Properties of Solid Rubberwood (Hevea Brasiliensis)
title_full_unstemmed	Effects of Initial Moisture Content on Boil Bending Properties of Solid Rubberwood (Hevea Brasiliensis)
title_sort	effects of initial moisture content on boil bending properties of solid rubberwood (hevea brasiliensis)
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
granting_department	Faculty of Forestry
publishDate	2001
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10081/1/FH_2001_28.pdf
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Effects of Initial Moisture Content on Boil Bending Properties of Solid Rubberwood (Hevea Brasiliensis)

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