Properties of Composite Boards from Coconut Coir, Plastic Waste and Urea Formaldehyde Adhesives

Abstract

The objective of this research was to evaluate the characteristic of composite boards made from coir, plastic waste, and urea formaldehyde (UF). The board samples were manufactured at a target density of 0.7 gr/cm3. The weight ratio of waste plastic and coir was 50: 50. The UF adhesive added at 0%, 4%, 8%, 12% and 16% of the total weight of the composite board. The result shows that the characteristic of composite boards improves with UF adhesive added, however, no significant difference was found statistically.