A study of the Use of Physic Nut Stem of Waste in the manufacture of particleboard

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Phanudej Kudngaongarm
Sombat Chinawong
Vicha Monthamkan
Worahtam Oonjittichai

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to develop a particleboard made from the top of physic nut stem which waste from agriculture process. The physic nut stems particleboard benefits in economy, sustainability and environmentally friendly particleboard process, capability of full-scale manufacturing and production of quality Particleboard. Physic nut stem is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family called Euphorbiaceae that is native to the American tropics, most likely Mexico and Central America. It is cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, becoming naturalized in some areas. This study was to develop waste material such as top of physic nut stem to produce a


particleboard and was tested under Thailand industrial standard (876-2547). The results show that sizes of plate should not bigger than 2 cm2. The suitable proportions are 95% physic nut  stems  and  5% isocyanates glue.  The  suitable compression  temperature  is 120  ºC.  The suitable  density  for  interior partition is 0.80 g/cm3. The average of materials’ moisture before compressed is good at 8.96%. The best compression force is 150 lb/in². It shows that ceiling plate could be pass test by Thailand Industrial Standard (876-2547) such as density, modulus of rupture, swelling, elastic modulus, and internal bond. Physic nut stem can be made for production of particleboard.

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Kudngaongarm, P., Chinawong, S., Monthamkan, V., & Oonjittichai, W. (2018). A study of the Use of Physic Nut Stem of Waste in the manufacture of particleboard. Journal of Industrial Education, 14(3), 734–740. Retrieved from https://ph01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JIE/article/view/123805
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