TY  - BOOK
AU  - Khoo K C
AU  - Lee T W
AU  - Ong C L
TI  - Medium density fibreboard manufacture from rubberwood
PY  - 1990///
PB  - In: Proceedings of the International Rubberwood Seminar, 21-22 May 1990, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp.87-93.
KW  - Rubberwood
N2  - Medium density fibreboard or MDF from rubberwood was prepared in the laboratory using three cooking conditions to steam-softened the chips in a digester and defibration was carried out using a single disc refiner. Boards were made with 13;urea resin without any other additives at three target densities of 0.5 g/cu.cm 0.6 g/cu. cm and 0.7 g/cu.cm. The boards were evaluated according Japanese Standard JIS 5906. Generally, the boards were characterised by a high thickness swelling but an excellent internal bond especially in the higher density range. Some problems and prospects in the use of rubberwood for MDF are discussed
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