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(a) (b)
Fig. 3: Samples of particleboard from agro-waste;
(a) 50:50wt% of RH: RLDPE resin (b) 0:100wt% of RH: RLDPE resin.
The physical properties of the particle wt% of the RLDPE resin indicating a negative effect
boards were found to be a function of the wt% of of high proportion of rice husk (RH) particle in the
RLDPE used in the production of particle board. mixture. This is expected as RH has a high solubility
Plotting the values of these properties against wt% value compared to RLDPE resin. Similar result was
of RLDPE resin, the relationship were best described obtained for the thickness swelling (TS) of the
using polynomial and linear functions. The particle board (Fig. 4). The TS decreases with
equations have very high coefficients of increase in RLDPE resin. Idris et al (2011) and Ntalos
determination (R2 > 0.9) which indicated that they and Grigoriou (2002) reported similar result in their
described the relationships reasonably. works.
The result (Fig. 3) shows that water absorption
property of the board decreases with increase in
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