Fabrication and characterization of gum Arabic bonded Rhizophora spp. particleboards

•Exploring gum Arabic as a binder for Rhizophora sp. particleboards.•The addition of gum Arabic improved overall properties.•Gum Arabic could be added to manufacture particleboards. Gum Arabic (GA) was used as a binder for the fabrication of Rhizophora spp. particleboards. The physical and mechanica...

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Published in:Materials in engineering 2014-08, Vol.60, p.108-115
Main Authors: Abuarra, Ali, Hashim, Rokiah, Bauk, Sabar, Kandaiya, Sivamany, Tousi, Ehsan Taghizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adhesive bonding
Boards
Bonding
Bonding strength
Gum Arabic
Mechanical
Mechanical properties
Panels
Particle board
Physical
Rhizophora spp. particleboards
Scanning electron microscopy
Texture
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Summary:•Exploring gum Arabic as a binder for Rhizophora sp. particleboards.•The addition of gum Arabic improved overall properties.•Gum Arabic could be added to manufacture particleboards. Gum Arabic (GA) was used as a binder for the fabrication of Rhizophora spp. particleboards. The physical and mechanical properties of the bioadhesive bonded particleboards, including moisture content, internal bond (IB) strength, thickness swelling (TS), water absorption (WA) and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) were used to characterize the manufactured particleboards. Three different particle sizes of the Rhizophora spp. with four adhesive levels were utilized. Results revealed that the addition of GA into the particleboards noticeably improved panel overall properties. The GA bonded particleboards resulted in smoother surfaces, more rigid texture and better internal bonding strength compared to binderless particleboards made without using any adhesive. All specimens had internal bond strength of more than the minimum requirement of the Japanese Industrial Standard JIS A-5908 Type-8 of 0.15N/mm2 and were noticed to increase by increasing the adhesive level. However the GA bonded particleboards had higher percentage of WA and the TS compared with the binderless boards. Microscopic study also revealed that particleboards bonded with the gum had better contact compared to the binderless boards. Based on these results, it could be concluded that gum Arabic is an effective natural substance that could be added to manufacture particleboards to improve some of panels’ physical and mechanical properties.
ISSN:0261-3069
DOI:10.1016/j.matdes.2014.03.032