OIL PALM TRUNK POLYMER COMPOSITE: MORPHOLOGY, WATER ABSORPTION, AND THICKNESS SWELLING BEHAVIOURS

In this research, impregnated oil palm trunks (OPT) and polymer composites were prepared from a combination of dried oil palm trunks with phenol formaldehyde (PF) and urea formaldehyde (UF) resin in different resin percentages using an impregnation method. Time of impregnation was a parameter used t...

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Main Authors: C. K. Abdullah, M. Jawaid, H. P. S. Abdul Khalil, A. Zaidon, A. Hadiyane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2012-05-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_07_3_2948_Abdullah_JKZH_Palm_Trunk_Polymer_Composite/1555