1. Ecowood Composites Made using Citric-Acidmodified Corn and Oil Palm Starches as the Binder
- Author
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Mohd Hazim Mohamad Amini, Mohd Bakri Bakar, Rokiah Hashim, Mazlan Mohamed, and Nurul Syuhada Sulaiman
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Thermogravimetric analysis ,Materials science ,Absorption of water ,Polymers and Plastics ,General Mathematics ,Formaldehyde ,Young's modulus ,02 engineering and technology ,complex mixtures ,Biomaterials ,symbols.namesake ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0203 mechanical engineering ,Flexural strength ,medicine ,Composite material ,Bond strength ,technology, industry, and agriculture ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,020303 mechanical engineering & transports ,chemistry ,Mechanics of Materials ,X-ray crystallography ,Ceramics and Composites ,symbols ,Swelling ,medicine.symptom ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
The conventional wood-based composites contain an unreacted free formaldehyde, which causes a cancerous effect on humans. To overcome this problem, citric-acid-modified corn and oil palm starches are proposed as ecobinders for wood-based composites in this study. Experimental rubber-wood panels were made using the ecobinders. The panels were subjected to FT-IR, TGA, DSC, and X-ray diffraction analyses, and then their modulus of elasticity, modulus of rupture, bond strength, water absorption, and thickness swelling were determined experimentally. The results obtained are shown in figures and tables.
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- 2020