Pemanfaatan Ampas Tebu sebagai Bahan Baku dalam Pembuatan Papan Partikel

Abstract

A new panel product from sugar waste industry like as bagasee has made using adhesives Urea Formaldehyde (UF). The boards were pressed at amount of pressure 25 kg/cm2 and at temperature of 1400 . Levels of adhesives used were 10% and 12% of dry-weight particles and additive liquid wax were varied at 0%, 1% and 2 % of dry-weight. The physical and mechanical properties of the boards were tested in accordance with JIS A 5908-2003 standard. The density value, moisture content and water absorption were met with the JIS A 5908-2003 standard, while value of the mechanical properties i.e internal bond and modulus of elasticity. Results showed that effects of level of adhesives were very significant to the density value and modulus of rupture tested. While effects of levels of liquid wax were very significant to the moisture content, thickness swelling , modulus of elasticity and internal bond tested. The effects of interaction of the levels of adhesives and liquid wax were very significant to the moisture content and significant to the modulus of rupture tested.