The development of particleboard from oil palm fronds for reducing the agricultural wastes

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Published: May 7, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.60101/feir.2025.256533
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Particleboard Oil palm frond Polymeric diphenyl methane diisocyanate Household and souvenir product

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Kittiphan Boontositrakul
Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Education, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon
Itthi Plitsiri
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi
Narongsak Yenparsert
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi
Prachya Kanbua
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi
Apichote Urantinon
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi
Pramot Weeranukul
Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Education, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon
Sukhom Lipiloet
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi
Kittipong Suweero
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi

Abstract

This research aims to develop particleboard from oil palm frond wastes for household items and souvenirs. The study designs 10 different ratios of oil palm frond wastes mixed with Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (pMDI), forming particleboards with dimensions of 15 x 17.5 cm and a thickness of 5 mm. These boards are pressed at a temperature of 150°C for 7 minutes. Tests are conducted according to the Thai Industrial Standard (TIS 876-2547) for flat particleboards. The test results indicate that the optimal particleboard for household and souvenir products is the board with a controlled density of approximately 650 kg/m³, mixed with 0.11 parts by weight of pMDI and 1 part by weight of ground oil palm frond wastes. This particleboard has a density of 600.50 kg/m³, moisture content of 4.52%, thickness swelling of 4.61%, water absorption of 45.23%, bending strength of 6.28 MPa, modulus of elasticity of 478.75 MPa, and tensile strength perpendicular to the surface of 0.38 MPa.

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Boontositrakul, K. ., Plitsiri, I. ., Yenparsert, N. ., Kanbua, P. ., Urantinon, A., Weeranukul, P. ., Lipiloet, S., & Suweero, K. . (2025). The development of particleboard from oil palm fronds for reducing the agricultural wastes. Frontiers in Engineering Innovation Research, 23(1), 10–18. https://doi.org/10.60101/feir.2025.256533
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Vol. 23 No. 1 (2025): Frontiers in Engineering Innovation Research Year 23 Issue 1 2025
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