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. 2020 Jul 29;12(8):1692. doi: 10.3390/polym12081692

Table 4.

Comparison between citric acid bonded particleboard and particleboard bonded with conventional adhesive.

Materials Density (kg/m3) Type of Resin Resin Content (wt %) MOR (MPa) MOE (MPa) IB (MPa) TS (%) Reference
Recycled wood particles 800 Citric acid 20 10.7 3300 0.32 - [63]
800 Citric acid: sucrose (25:75) 20 20.1 4400 1.13 -
Sweet sorghum bagasse 800 Citric acid 20 21.8 5200 0.89 10.1 [67]
800 PF 12 32.9 4500 0.78 20.6
800 pMDI 8 34.1 4600 1.33 23.1
New Giant Reed 700 Citric acid 5 3.91 1019 0.27 38.99 [72]
700 Citric acid 10 4.99 1245 0.22 28.03
Rubberwood 700 MUF 8 14.3 2152 1.3 38.2 [83]
Oil palm trunk 700 UF 8 11.18 1843 1.01 14.99 [84]
Poplar 700 UF 10 14.57 2015 1.32 31.26 [82]
Eucalyptus 720 pMDI 4 10.4 1651 1.45 26.95 [85]
Date palm trunk 700 PF 10 18 2970 0.95 17.6 [86]
700 MUF 10 17.6 2890 0.9 19.8
Beech 720 UF 8 16.3 3261 - 18.2 [87]
Pine 720 UF 8 10.3 1913 0.51 64.71 [88]
Acacia mangium 730 MDI 12 15.2 - 0.8 - [89]
Eucalyptus 620 UF 10 17.1 2869 0.4 15.6 [90]
Pine 620 UF 10 13.6 2450 0.47 10
Sugarcane bagasse 620 UF 10 15.3 2295 0.26 11.6