CEMENT BONDED PARTICLEBOARD FROM <em>ACACIA</em> <em>MANGIUM</em>-A PRELIMINARY STUDY

Abstract

Four-year-old Acacia mangium trees were examined for their suitability for cement bonded particleboard (CBP) manufacture under laboratory conditions; CBP produced at wood/cement ratio of 1:3.0 without any chemical additives satisfied the Malaysian Standard specifications for wood cement board. Better board properties were obtained with the addition of 2% aluminium sulphate or magnesium chloride at lower wood/cement ratio of 1: 2.5 .