Research Article

Formaldehyde-Free Wood Composite Fabricated Using Oil Palm Starch Modified with Glutardialdehyde as the Binder

Table 1

Solubility and swelling power of OPS and OPSMG.

StarchTemperature (°C)Solubility (%)Swelling power (g/g)

OPS505.607.80
609.5119.32
7016.3519.51
8024.2625.57
9028.5033.83

OPSMG504.935.21
605.987.56
7013.048.65
8016.9719.38
9021.7723.68