Properties of Medium Density Fibreboard from Oil Palm (Elaeis Guineensis, Jacq.) Fibres

This study aimed to determine the possibility of processing the oil palm trunk, frond and empty fruit bunch (EFB) fibres for medium density fibreboard (MDF) production. Vascular bundles from the three major fibrous components of oil palm tree was collected after they were disintegrated by an &#...

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Main Author: Liew, Lionel Li Lung
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Language:English
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Published: 1996
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9937/1/FH_1996_4_A.pdf
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spelling my-upm-ir.99372011-02-25T05:13:43Z Properties of Medium Density Fibreboard from Oil Palm (Elaeis Guineensis, Jacq.) Fibres 1996 Liew, Lionel Li Lung This study aimed to determine the possibility of processing the oil palm trunk, frond and empty fruit bunch (EFB) fibres for medium density fibreboard (MDF) production. Vascular bundles from the three major fibrous components of oil palm tree was collected after they were disintegrated by an 'All Palm Fractionator' machine. A study on the vascular bundles recovery on the three parts of oil palm tree revealed that EFB has the highest vascular bundles recovery rate (90.49%) followed by frond (75.28%) and trunk (48.65%). However, vascular bundle from the trunk has the most favourable colour (light creamy) for MDF manuf acturing. The fibre morphology study indicated that the morphological properties of all the three types of fibres were adequate to produce good strength fibre composite eventhough their fibre length, coefficient of suppleness and Runkle ratio might not be as good as softwood fibre. Oil palm - Fiberboard - Case studies 1996 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9937/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9937/1/FH_1996_4_A.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Oil palm - Fiberboard - Case studies Faculty of Forestry English
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Liew, Lionel Li Lung
Properties of Medium Density Fibreboard from Oil Palm (Elaeis Guineensis, Jacq.) Fibres
description This study aimed to determine the possibility of processing the oil palm trunk, frond and empty fruit bunch (EFB) fibres for medium density fibreboard (MDF) production. Vascular bundles from the three major fibrous components of oil palm tree was collected after they were disintegrated by an 'All Palm Fractionator' machine. A study on the vascular bundles recovery on the three parts of oil palm tree revealed that EFB has the highest vascular bundles recovery rate (90.49%) followed by frond (75.28%) and trunk (48.65%). However, vascular bundle from the trunk has the most favourable colour (light creamy) for MDF manuf acturing. The fibre morphology study indicated that the morphological properties of all the three types of fibres were adequate to produce good strength fibre composite eventhough their fibre length, coefficient of suppleness and Runkle ratio might not be as good as softwood fibre.
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Liew, Lionel Li Lung
author_facet Liew, Lionel Li Lung
author_sort Liew, Lionel Li Lung
title Properties of Medium Density Fibreboard from Oil Palm (Elaeis Guineensis, Jacq.) Fibres
title_short Properties of Medium Density Fibreboard from Oil Palm (Elaeis Guineensis, Jacq.) Fibres
title_full Properties of Medium Density Fibreboard from Oil Palm (Elaeis Guineensis, Jacq.) Fibres
title_fullStr Properties of Medium Density Fibreboard from Oil Palm (Elaeis Guineensis, Jacq.) Fibres
title_full_unstemmed Properties of Medium Density Fibreboard from Oil Palm (Elaeis Guineensis, Jacq.) Fibres
title_sort properties of medium density fibreboard from oil palm (elaeis guineensis, jacq.) fibres
granting_institution Universiti Pertanian Malaysia
granting_department Faculty of Forestry
publishDate 1996
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9937/1/FH_1996_4_A.pdf
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