The resistance of woven oil palm sandwich composite to decay by brown rot (gloeophyllum trabeum)

Mohd Azizul, Mohamad Khairul Hafiz (2024) The resistance of woven oil palm sandwich composite to decay by brown rot (gloeophyllum trabeum). [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

In Malaysia, oil palm tree is planted in a big scale and during the replanting program, a significant number of oil palm trunks become waste and is available for any utilisation. To overcome the problem of insufficient raw material supply of timber for wood product and to reduce the waste of felled oil palm tree, the woven oil palm sandwich composite were invented. However, oil palm wood was reported as easily damage by fungi attacks and this maybe influence its processing stages and its final service life of the end product. Therefore, the evaluation of its decay resistance and durability class are vital. The aims of this study were to investigate the resistance of various types of woven oil palm sandwich composite to decay by brown rot (Gloeophyllum trabeum) and its durability classification using EN113 and EN 350 standards. This study found that Type 2 composite had a greatest resistance to G. trabeum. All types of woven composite were classified as either slightly durable or non-durable to G. trabeum.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Depositing User:	Ms. ROHANA ALIAS
Date Deposited:	20 May 2024 00:22
Last Modified:	05 Aug 2024 06:36
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1824

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