MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PARTICLEBOARDS BASED ON MINT WASTE MANUFACTURED FROM DIFFERENT CONTENT OF UREA FORMALDEHYDE ADHESIVE

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of adhesive content on mechanical properties such as flexural strength, modulus of elasticity and tensile strength of a particleboards based on mint waste. The panel was produced using UreaFormaldehyde (UF) adhesive, two adhesive contents were tested: 0.6 liters and 0.8 liters. Adhesive contents of 0.6 and 0.8 liter were statistically different, particleboard made from a 0.8 liter adhesive content had better mechanical strength compared to particleboard made from a 0.6 liter adhesive content.