Formaldehyde free particleboards from wood chip wastes using glutaraldehyde modified cassava starch as binder

The study determined some physical and mechanical properties of particleboards produced from wood chip wastes and modified cassava starch (MCS). The native cassava starch was modified with 25% glutardialdehyde solution. Density, water absorption (WA), thickness swelling (TS), modulus of elasticity (...

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Main Authors: Banjo A. Akinyemi, Olawale Olamide, Dada Oluwasogo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Case Studies in Construction Materials
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221450951930004X