Characterization of Prototype Formulated Particleboards from Agroindustrial Lignocellulose Biomass Bonded with Chemically Modified Cassava Peel Starch

Table 1

Average values of physical and mechanical properties of particleboards formulated.

Boards	Physical properties				Mechanical properties
	Density (g/cm^3)	MC (%)	WA (%)	TS	IB	MOR	MOE
PBR/HS	0.612^a	9.587^a	76.33^a	19.32^a	1.613^a	13.630^a	2651.61^a
PBR/DS	0.623^a	9.700^b	74.67^a	20.63^b	1.623^a	13.553^a	2875.67^b
PBR/OS	0.622^a	9.593^c	64.67^b	18.59^c	1.657^b	13.770^b	2806.67^c
PBR/U/OS	0.621^a	9.487^d	68.61^c	19.12^d	1.710^c	14.323^c	2891.67^d
PBM/HS	0.604^a	9.577^a	81.33^a	22.77^a	2.220^a	14.380^a	2508.34^a
PBM/DS	0.622^b	9.843^b	83.87^a	23.43^b	2.367^b	13.960^b	2364.20^b
PBM/OS	0.621^c	9.763^c	72.67^b	19.31^c	2.343^c	14.720^c	2672.27^c
PBM/U/OS	0.615^a	9.593^d	78.68^c	19.44^d	2.370^bd	14.830^d	2716.57^d
PBS/HS	0.608^a	9.543^a	66.67^a	18.94^a	1.720^a	13.880^a	3175.71^a
PBS/DS	0.627^b	9.770^b	69.27^b	19.88^a	1.677^a	13.630^b	2907.68^b
PBS/OS	0.619^ab	9.567^a	61.33^c	18.23^b	1.820^b	14.134^c	3229.08^c
PBS/U/OS	0.611^ab	9.553^c	71.04^d	18.46^c	1.950^c	14.320^d	3329.93^d

Same letters show no significant difference, while different letters show significant difference from each other in the Tukey test at the 5% significance level.