UREA-FORMALDEHYDE PARTICLEBOARD FROM YEMANE (GMELINA ARBOREA)

Abstract

Yemane, one of the species of the Compensatory Forest Plantation Programme, provides a source of suitable raw material for the manufacture of medium density urea-formaldehyde particleboards. This study indicates that yemane can be successfully blended with flakes of other species to produce ureaformaldehyde particleboards to meet the requirements of Type 1 Standard Board. The good strength properties of urea-formaldehyde particleboards comprising the flakes of yemane, batai (Albiziafalcataria) and Acacia mangium indicate that these species are potential raw material for urea-formaldehyde particleboard manufacture