PVAc/Epoxy Resin Ratio as Hybrid Matrix toward Hardness and Thickness Swelling of Particleboards Reinforced of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch (OPEFB)

Sunardi, Sunardi and Putra, Rizki and Lusiani, Rina and Sudrajat, Agung (2022) PVAc/Epoxy Resin Ratio as Hybrid Matrix toward Hardness and Thickness Swelling of Particleboards Reinforced of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch (OPEFB). International Journal of Latest Engineering Research and Applications, 7 (10). pp. 32-37. ISSN 2455-7137

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Indonesia has been the world's largest producer of palm oil since 2006 and the production reached 44.5 million tons in 2021, with an average growth of 3.61% per year. The high production of palm oil will accompany an increase in waste. Utilization of this waste can be a solution for handling waste from the palm oil processing industry. This study used a compaction pressure of 30 bar and a holding time of 120 minutes. The materials used are OPEFB fiber, sengon wood particles, epoxy resin, and PVAc. The composition of each material is calculated based on the volume fraction, namely: 15% OPEFB fiber, 50% sengon wood particles, and 35% combination of epoxy resin - PVAc. The variation of hybrid adhesive between the epoxy resin and PVAc is S1 (20/15), S2 (15/20), and S3 (10/25). The characteristics of particleboard observed were hardness, thickness swelling, and surface morphology. This research shows that PVAc content increases, the hardness and dimensional stability decreases. The best performance of particleboard is S1, with a composition of 20% epoxy resin and 15% PVAc. The thickness swelling and hardness is 4.01% and 103.38HB, respectively. Both of these characteristics meet the requirements of particleboard based on SNI 03-2105-2006.

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