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Effects of Steam Treatment on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Bamboo Oriented Strand Board


The objective of this study was to evaluate the properties of bamboo oriented strand board (BOSB) from betung (Dendrocalamus asper) bamboo using destructive and non-destructive methods under various shelling ratio and resin content. Strands were vacuum-treated at 126 ÂșC for 1 h under 0.14 MPa pressure and followed by washing with 1% NaOH solution. Three-layer BOSB (face:core:back) layers with the core layer perpendicular to the surface was formed with 15:70:15; 20:60:20; 25:50:25; 30:40:30 weight ratio and binded with 7 and 8% of phenol formaldehyde (PF) resin with the addition of 1% of wax. The evaluation of physical and mechanical properties of the boards was conducted in accordance with the JIS A 5908:2003 standard and compared with CSA 0437.0 standard for commercial OSB (Grade O-1). The results showed that BOSBs manufactured using 8% resin content with various core-to-face layer ratios had better physical and mechanical properties than using 7% resin content. Increasing core layer ratio increased the strength of BOSBs parallel to the grain. The face : core : back layers ratio of 25:50:25 could be used as a simple way to reduce PF resin requirements from 8% to 7%. Testing of non-destructive mechanical properties in betung BOSB has a high correlation with destructive testing.

URI
https://repo.itera.ac.id/depan/submission/SB1902120001

Keyword
bamboo, Dendrocalamus asper, Gigantochloa psedoaru