Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 12(5), pp. 3172 - 3178
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2024.120504
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Environmentally Friendly Particle Board from Sawdust with the Addition of PP and PET Plastic Waste without Using UF Adhesive

Iin Arianti ¹, Muhammad Rafani ¹, Nurul Fitriani ¹, Ely Nurhidayati ², Wetri Febrina ³, Andiyan Andiyan ^4,*
1 Department of Civil Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Pontianak, Indonesia
² Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Tanjungpura, Indonesia
³ Department of Industry, Sekolah Tinggi Teknologi Dumai, Indonesia
⁴ Department of Architecture, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Universitas Faletehan, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Particle board is generally made from sawdust and urea formaldehyde (UF) adhesive. UF is actually a material that is dangerous to health and the environment, and the price is relatively expensive. Likewise, PP and PET waste is very dangerous for health and the environment. It is interesting to know whether polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic waste can be used as a substitute for UF. In this research, PP plastic waste and PET plastic waste were used as adhesive substitutes for urea formaldehyde in the manufacture of particle board. Particleboard will be made into four combinations, namely sawdust + UF + PP measuring 1 cm x 5 cm; sawdust + UF size + PP pass No.4 sieve; sawdust + PP size passing No.4 sieve; and sawdust + PET in size that passes filter number 4. The mixture proportion for each combination is 70% sawdust: 30% plastic waste; 60% sawdust: 40% plastic waste; and 50% sawdust: 50% plastic waste, each heated for 20 minutes with a temperature set at 180℃ for PP waste and 200℃ for PET waste, with a pressure amount of 25 kg/cm². It is interesting that PP that passes filter No. 4 sieve can be used in making particle board, but further research is needed to determine the optimal mixture proportions and temperature, as well as meeting all standards required by SNI and JIS. This research is useful for particle board manufacturing companies to determine alternative materials to replace UF, so that production costs can be cheaper.

KEYWORDS
Particleboard, Plastic Waste, Polypropylene, Polyethylene Terephthalate

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Iin Arianti , Muhammad Rafani , Nurul Fitriani , Ely Nurhidayati , Wetri Febrina , Andiyan Andiyan , "Environmentally Friendly Particle Board from Sawdust with the Addition of PP and PET Plastic Waste without Using UF Adhesive," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 3172 - 3178, 2024. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2024.120504.

(b). APA Format:
Iin Arianti , Muhammad Rafani , Nurul Fitriani , Ely Nurhidayati , Wetri Febrina , Andiyan Andiyan (2024). Environmentally Friendly Particle Board from Sawdust with the Addition of PP and PET Plastic Waste without Using UF Adhesive. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 12(5), 3172 - 3178. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2024.120504.