Treatment of oil palm wood with low-molecular weight phenol formaldehyde resin and its planing characteristics

• Main Authors: Chong, Yi Way, Bakar, Edi Suhaimi, Ashaari, Zaidon, Sahri, Mohd Hamami
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Indonesian Wood Research Society 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17479/1/Treatment%20of%20oil%20palm%20wood%20with%20low-molecular%20weight%20phenol%20formaldehyde%20resin%20and%20its%20planing%20characteristics.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17479/; http://www.mapeki.org/wrj/?p=26#2
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

In line with the Malaysian government calls to turn waste into wealth, oil palm wood (OPW) is establishing itself as a potential wood substitute. However, the OPW on its own has four imperfections, i.e.: low strength, low durability, poor dimensional stability, and poor machining characteristics. Pr...