Corn stalk (Zea mays L.) can be used as an alternative material in the manufacture of particleboards. However, particleboards made from corn stalks has inferior mechanical properties which could not meet the Japanese standard (JIS A 5908: 2003). Such performance can be improved by adding other material which possesses high strength value, such as bamboo sembilang (Dendrocalamus giganteus Munro). This study examined properties of cornstalk particleboard which was added into bamboo sembilang fibers in various compositions. Urea formaldehyde and phenol formaldehyde were used as binding agent with 10% adhesive content. Composition of fiber mixtures between corn stalk and sembilang bamboo were set in 100 : 0; 75 : 25; 50 : 50; and 25 : 75. The targetted density of particleboard was set at 0.80 g/cm 3 . Mechanical properties of the produced particleboards were evaluated according to JIS A 5908:2003 standard. Results showed that particleboard produced using composition of 25% corn stalk and 75% sembilang bamboo bonded with phenol formaldehyde had better mechanical properties than those of the other mixture raw materials and adhesives. Additional high strength of lignocellulose material such as bamboo is one alternative to enhance mechanical properties of cornstalk particleboard.
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