Water absorption and swelling characteristics of coir pith particle board

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 93-94

  Viswanathan, R ^a   Gothandapani, L ^a   Kailappan, R ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Coir pith; Particle board; Swelling in water; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

PHENOLIC RESINS; SURFACE PHENOMENA; SWELLING; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; UREA FORMALDEHYDE RESINS; WATER ABSORPTION;

COIR PITH; SWELLING CHARACTERISTICS;

PARTICLE BOARD;

ARTICLE; COCONUT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 0033992620     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(99)00057-7     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. IS: 2380 (Part I - XXI), 1977. Methods of test for wood particle boards and boards from other lignocellulosic materials. Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, pp. 1-66.
2. IS: 3087, 1985. Specification for wood particle board (medium density) for general purposes. Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, pp. 1-20.
3. Viswanathan, R., Gothandapani, L., 1998. Mechanical Properties of Coir Pith Particle Boards. Bioresources Technology 67 (1), 93-94.