4. Conclusions
This study revealed that the treatment of oil palm particles
before board making gives a positive effect by improving the
mechanical and physical properties of board. As resulted, the treatment
with hot water improved for both board properties. So, it is
possible to make particleboard from oil palm trunk with some
hot water treatment. However, there is a need to conduct further
study with oil palm particles treatment before it can be utilized
to make particleboard commercially.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Universiti Sains Malaysia for
the grant (203/PTEKIND/6730054) and the financial graduate assistance
to Nadiah Jumhuri. We thanked Malayan Adhesive Company
for the resin supply.