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Bamboo MDF for Good Life Consumer Thailand | 23/04/2024

by PIYAWADE BAUCHONGKOL, VALLAYUTH FUEANGVIVAT and WEERAYA THAMMAKHAN

Forestry Research and Developement Bureau, Royal Forest Department, Bangkok 10900, THAILAND

Research and development for medium density fiberboard (MDF) made from Pai ruak dum (Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble), Pai mun moo (Dendrocalamus copelandii Gamble ex Brandis), Pai ruak (Thyrsostachys siamensis Gamble), and Pai kim sung (Bambusa beecheyana Munro) were manufactured by 4 glue types that 1) Urea formaldehyde (UF) 10%, 2) UF 12%, 3) Polymeric Diphenyl Methane Diisocyanate (pMDI) 7%, and 4) UF 5% and pMDI 2% of bamboo fiber oven dry weight. All experimental boards were tested and analyzed the results for properties according to TISI 966-2547(2004) and JIS A 5905-1994.
The results indicated that all of bamboo types gluing with pMDI 7% of oven dry weight of bamboo fiber suitable for manufacturing MDF for good life consumer (non formaldehyde emission).

For more detial please contact the autors :e-mail: bauchongkol@yahoo.com