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LIST OF TABLES
Table Caption Page
Table 4.1.1 Variance analysis of MOE 22
Table 4.2.1 Variance analysis of MOR 24
Table 4.3.1 Variance analysis of Internal Bonding test 26
Table 4.4.1 Variance analysis of Thickness Swelling test 28

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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Caption Page
Figure 3.1 Manufacturing process of particleboard 10
Figure 3.2.8 The cut off of testing for particleboard 17
Figure 4.1.1.1 ANOVA analysis of MOE between size particle and
resin content
22
Figure 4.2.1.1 ANOVA analysis of MOR between size particle and
resin content
24
Figure 4.3.1.1 ANOVA analysis of Thickness Swelling between
size particle and resin content
26
Figure 4.4.1.1 ANOVA analysis of Internal Bonding between size
particle and resin content
28

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LIST OF PLATES
Plate Caption Page
Plate 2.1 Oil palm frond 4
Plate 2.1.2 Plots of waste of oil palm fronds 5
Plate 2.2 Sample of particleboard 6
Plate 2.3 Phenol formaldehydes 8
Plate 3.2.1 Pluck of oil palm fronds 11
Plate 3.2.2 Wood chipper machines 12
Plate 3.2.2.1 Wood flaker operation machines 12
Plate 3.2.3 The screening process of the particles 13
Plate 3.2.3.1 Particle put into oven for reduce the moisture content 13
Plate 3.2.4 The conducting of particleboard mixer 14
Plate 3.2.5 Mat forming 14
Plate 3.2.6 Put particle into hot press 15
Plate 3.2.7 Trimming of the particleboard 16
Plate 3.2.8 Testing 17
Plate 3.3.1 Bending test 18
Plate 3.3.2 During internal bonding process 19
Plate 3.3.3 Preparation of thickness swelling 20

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LIST OF GRAPH
Graph Caption Page
Graph 4.1 MOE testing 21
Graph 4.2 MOR testing 23
Graph 4.3 Internal Bonding test 25
Graph 4.4 Thickness swelling testing 27
Graph 4.5 Water absorption test 29

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LIST OF ABBREVIATION
MOE Modulus of elasticity
MOR Modulus of rupture
mPa Mega Pascal
FRIM Forest Research Institute of Malaysia
UiTM Universiti Teknologi MARA
% Percentage
Kg/m3
Kilo meter per cubes
m3
Meter cubes
Ft Feet
mm Millimeter
m Meter
g Gram
N Newton
KN Kilo Newton
PF Phenol-formaldehyde