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The potential of utilising bamboo culm (Gigantochloa scortechinii ) in the production of structural plywood

The potential of utilising bamboo culm (Gigantochloa scortechinii ) in the production of... J. Bamboo and Rattan , Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 393 – 400 (2004)  VSP 2004. Also available online - www.vsppub.com The potential of utilising bamboo culm ( Gigantochloa scortechinii ) in the production of structural plywood U. M. K. ANWAR 1 , ∗ , A. ZAIDON 2 , M. T. PARIDAH 2 and W. RAZAK 3 1 Forest Product Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 52109 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2 Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia 3 School of International Forestry, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Locked Bag 2073, 88999 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Abstract —The potential of utilising 4-year-old Gigantochloa scortechinii culms for structural plywood was evaluated based on their gluing, physical and mechanical properties. Bamboo strips (without epidermis) were glued together edge to edge using polyvinyl acetate to produce a ply of 400 mm × 400 mm × 4 mm. The plies were assembled perpendicularly to each other to form a bamboo plywood of three plies. Phenol formaldehyde was used as a binder. The assembly time of the adhesive was 30 min. The hot press temperature and pressure were 140 ◦ C and 1.4 N/mm 2 , respectively, and they were maintained for http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Bamboo and Rattan Brill

The potential of utilising bamboo culm (Gigantochloa scortechinii ) in the production of structural plywood

Zaidon; Paridah; Razak; Anwar
Journal of Bamboo and Rattan , Volume 3 (4): 393 – Jan 1, 2004
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Brill
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© 2004 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1569-1586
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10.1163/1569159042464653
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J. Bamboo and Rattan , Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 393 – 400 (2004)  VSP 2004. Also available online - www.vsppub.com The potential of utilising bamboo culm ( Gigantochloa scortechinii ) in the production of structural plywood U. M. K. ANWAR 1 , ∗ , A. ZAIDON 2 , M. T. PARIDAH 2 and W. RAZAK 3 1 Forest Product Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 52109 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2 Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia 3 School of International Forestry, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Locked Bag 2073, 88999 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Abstract —The potential of utilising 4-year-old Gigantochloa scortechinii culms for structural plywood was evaluated based on their gluing, physical and mechanical properties. Bamboo strips (without epidermis) were glued together edge to edge using polyvinyl acetate to produce a ply of 400 mm × 400 mm × 4 mm. The plies were assembled perpendicularly to each other to form a bamboo plywood of three plies. Phenol formaldehyde was used as a binder. The assembly time of the adhesive was 30 min. The hot press temperature and pressure were 140 ◦ C and 1.4 N/mm 2 , respectively, and they were maintained for

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Journal of Bamboo and Rattan – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2004

Keywords: PLY; PHENOL FORMALDEHYDE; GIGANTOCHLOA SCORTECHINII; BAMBOO PLYWOOD

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