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Coconut fibre and sawdust as green building materials: a laboratory assessment on physical and mechanical properties of particleboards

Tawasil, Dg Normaswanna and Aminudin, Eeydzah and Abdul Shukor Lim, Nor Hasanah and Nik Soh, Nik Mohd. Zaini and Leng, Pau Chung and Ling, Gabriel Hoh Teck and Ahmad, Mohd. Hamdan (2021) Coconut fibre and sawdust as green building materials: a laboratory assessment on physical and mechanical properties of particleboards. Buildings, 11 (6). pp. 1-24. ISSN 2075-5309

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings11060256

Abstract

This paper evaluates, via a laboratory assessment, the physical properties (BS EN 323:1993, BS EN 324) and mechanical performance (BS EN 310: 1993) of hybrid particleboards using agricultural wastes, namely coconut fibre and sawdust. The process begins with the preparation of the materials where they are sieved and retained with the 5-mm sieve and then oven-dried. The hybrid particleboard mixed with the addition of resin (urea formaldehyde) was sprayed and hot pressed. The hot press temperature was set at 180◦ C, with the resin content of 8 wt.% and the design density of 650 kg/m3 used in producing the particleboard. The percentage/ratio of the composition of sawdust (SD) to coconut fibre (CF) varied ranging from 100SD:0CF to 70SD:30CF, 50SD:50CF, 30SD:70CF, and 0SD:100CF. Meanwhile, as for the thickness of the boards, it was categorised into three groups which are 16 mm, 20 mm, and 32 mm. The particleboards were conditioned to the room temperature for seven days before being tested for physical properties and mechanical performances. The results show that the most optimum composition of sawdust to coconut fibre is 0% sawdust to 100% coconut fibre (0SD: 100CF) and the optimum thickness is 20 mm, where its density is 761.99 kg/m3, swelling thickness is 11.98%, and water absorption at 37.64%. With the modulus of elasticity of 1510 N/mm2, the modulus of rupture of 17.8 N/mm2, and the internal bonding of 1.08 N/mm2, they satisfied the universal standard of Particleboard Type P3 of BS EN 312:2010.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:particleboard, physical properties, sawdust, waste materials
Subjects:T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:Civil Engineering
ID Code:94285
Deposited By: Yanti Mohd Shah
Deposited On:31 Mar 2022 15:28
Last Modified:31 Mar 2022 15:28

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