Decay Resistance of Particleboards Manufactured with Four Agro-Forest Residues Using Cassava Starch and Urea Formaldehyde as Adhesives
Rattachement africain : Ghana. Niveau de preuve : code pays fourni par la source.
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Many factors including depletion of the forest, environmental awareness, and generation of large quantities of agro-forest residues have increased the need to partially or wholly replace wood with agro-forest residue for particleboard production. This study assessed the decay resistance of particleboards produced from four agro-forest residues using cassava starch and urea formaldehyde as adhesives. Musa paradisiaca pseudostem, Theobroma cacao stem and pod, and sawdust of Ceiba pentandra were used for the study. Properties determined were: Weight loss, decay resistance rating and decay susceptibility index. These properties were evaluated after 12 weeks of exposure to Coriolopsis polyzona in accordance with ASTM D 2017-05. The results indicate that the weight loss for Musa paradisiaca pseudostem particleboard was least for both urea formaldehyde and cassava starch adhesives. Even though almost all the particleboards produced were classified as resistant or highly resistant to fungi attack, those produced with urea formaldehyde had better decay resistance properties than that of cassava starch. Furthermore, particleboards coated with synthetic polyvinyl lacquer had better resistance to fungi attack than the uncoated ones. At 5% level of significance, the agro-forest residue, adhesive and surface finish as well as their interactions had significant effects on decay resistance of the particleboards produced. It is recommended that further studies which aim at determining the effect of combination of the agro-forest residues and that of urea formaldehyde and cassava starch be conducted to determine their effects on decay properties of particleboards.
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DOI retrouvé dans Crossref DOI retrouvé ; titre concordant.
- Titre Crossref
- Decay Resistance of Particleboards Manufactured with Four Agro-Forest Residues Using Cassava Starch and Urea Formaldehyde as Adhesives
- Date Crossref
- 01/01/2020
- Éditeur
- Scientific Research Publishing, Inc.
- Type
- journal-article
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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Department of Wood Science and Technology Kumasi, Ghana (code pays fourni par la source)Université ou école supérieure
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University of Education Department of Construction and Wood Technology Education Winneba, Ghana (code pays fourni par la source)Université ou école supérieure
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Kumasi Technical University Kumasi Technical University, Ghana (code pays fourni par la source)Université ou école supérieure
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The Forestry Commission of Ghana Ghana (code pays fourni par la source)Organisme public
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Forestry Research Institute of Ghana Kumasi, Ghana (pays nommé en fin d’affiliation)Organisme public
Department of Wood Science and Technology — Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Kumasi, Ghana), Department of Construction and Wood Technology Education — University of Education (Winneba, Ghana) et Kumasi Technical University (Kumasi Technical University, Ghana), avec 2 autres affiliations. Pays d’affiliation : Ghana.
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