Extraction of Adhesive from Guill and Perr (Cissus Populnea) for Particleboard Production Using Rice Husk

Abstract

Preliminary analysis of the constituent materials of a particleboard shows that by replacement of its major constituent (urea formaldehyde and saw dust) with locally sourced material that has a pozzolanic effect can enable it to become more durable. Rice husk was found to possess some of these composite properties (cellulose, lignin and silica) which can therefore stand as better substitute if properly worked on. The study focuses on the extraction of organic adhesives from the Guill and Perr plant (Cissus populnea) for particleboard production using rice husk. The adhesive was extracted using a soxhlet apparatus at different operating conditions (temperature, extraction time and sample dosage) with an optimum temperature of 75 °C, and 40 g sample dosage at 90 minutes for fresh sample using Ethyl acetate as the extraction solvent.