Rubber Seed Shell as a Raw Material to Attain Medium

Density Fiberboard
Chavez, Jose Marie Emmanuel T. 1, Gascal, Maria Cleofe D.1, Redoble, Maria Emalyn M.1
University of Mindanao
McArthur Highway, Matina, Davao City
1
josechabz@gmail.com
1
mgascal@umindan.edu.ph
1
mariaredoble@umindanao.edu.ph
 rubber
Index Terms— Rubber Seed heat and humidity, and is shell and phenol
Shell, Raw Material, Medium preferred for furniture, formaldehyde and determine
Density Fiberboard, Urea cabinetry, and flooring [4]. the properties of fabricated

tree has
formaldehyde Resin, Medium density fibreboard medium density fibreboard in
over the years has grown its terms of: a.) Internal Bond
popularity in residential Strength; b.) Modulus of

largely
I. INTRODUCTION housing construction and Rupture; c.) Modulus of
Mindanao Island is one of commercial buildings. Elasticity; d.) Density; and
the top producing rubber tree There are many existing e.) Water absorption.
in the Philippines with
approximately 215,000
studies that have been
conducted using various focused
Rubber
hectares. The 215,000 materials in producing a good
hectares are divided into 7
regions namely: Zamboanga
quality medium density
fibreboard, obtaining good on the
seed
Peninsula, results with the use of energy
SOCCSKSARGEN,
BARMM, CARAGA,
grass [5], dry and wet bagasse
[6]
, pulp and paper sludge [7] rubber
Northern Mindanao and
Davao Region [1]. Since
Mindanao Island is growing
and
fibreboard
medium
produced
laboratory scale.
density
in shell is latex
in terms of production of
rubber tree, it is seen that this
freely available waste could
However, there is no
studies have been conducted
concerning rubber seed shell
an with
be explored its potential for
the benefit of mankind.
Rubber seed shell is an
and urea formaldehyde
bonded medium density
fibreboard without direct
agricult little or
agricultural by-product of the
rubber tree. The economic
difference in terms of
physical, anatomical,
mechanical and chemical
ural by- no
importance of the rubber tree
has largely focused on the
rubber latex with little or no
properties; and without
directly affecting the quality product attentio
of medium density
of the
attention paid to the potential
usefulness of its by-product.
Rubber tree produces latex
fibreboard.s
Urea formaldehyde resin is n paid
rubber
for material production also chemically known as the
produces rubber seed with
hard shell and kernel which
urea-methanal. It is a non-
transparent thermo setting to the
tree.
falls from the tree and left to resin or plastic and is made
biodegrade. Each tree yields
approximately 1600 seeds
from urea and formaldehyde
heated in the presence of a potentia
each year containing hard
shell and kernel with a high
fibre content.[2]
mild base such as ammonia
or pyridine. The UF resins
are very useful in adhesives,
The l useful-
The possible alternative to
use these residues is the
production of medium
and in the MDF, and
the moulded objects. [8] Urea
formaldehyde resin is noted
econom ness of
density fibreboard. Medium
density fibreboard is a
manufactured (engineered)
for their high strength,
rigidity, cost effectiveness,
and fast cure. In fact, they are
ic its by-
wood product composed of
wood fibres that are mixed
some of the fastest curing
resins available. At elevated
temperatures, they can be
importa product.
with resin and wax and
pressed into flat panels under
high temperature and
cured in as little as two
seconds.[9] nce of Rubber
The aim of this study is to
the
pressure [3]. Medium density
fibreboard has better
resistivity towards changes in
develop a medium density
fibreboard from rubber seed seed
shell is rubber of the n paid
an latex rubber to the
agricult with tree. potentia
ural by- little or The l useful-
product no econom ness of
of the attentio ic its by-
rubber n paid importa product.
tree. to the nce of Rubber
The potentia the seed
econom l useful- rubber shell is
ic ness of tree has an
importa its by- largely agricult
nce of product. focused ural by-
the Rubber on the product
rubber seed rubber of the
tree has shell is latex rubber
largely an with tree.
focused agricult little or The
on the ural by- no econom
product attentio ic
importa ness of
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operties-and-uses-of-urea-
formaldehyde Resin formaldehyde-resin/
[9] http://polymerdatabase.com/p

nce of its by-

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the produc density fibreboard with

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of the main components
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City, Region XI, Philippines. engineering-
Crush RSS to

largely
materials/timber/166-mdf-
The materials used are rubber pebble-sized definition-types-properties-
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seed shell, wood chips and pieces and boil manufacture#Curing-and-
moisture from
shavings, and urea along with the Pressing
fibers by
focused formaldehyde resin for [12] Innovation in Polymer
compressing wood chips and Science and Technology 2016
binding. In the production of shavings (IPST 2016) IOP Publishing
fibreboard, the materials are IOP Conf. Series: Materials

on the steamed
boiled or
them. They are then
to soften Science and Engineering 223
(2017)
doi:10.1088/1757-
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compressed to let out

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added, and Make
the board publication/318923803_Urea-
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latex
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through heat on_application_and_testing)
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mechanical properties. ut-formaldehyde/applications/
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