Effects of waste sachets and wood sawdust as core material in laminated flooring/ Isidro Ivan N. Bance, Kim E. Barrera, Jireco B. Perez, John Carlo T. Quiogue, and Kristaffer A. Tierra .--

Bachelor's thesis

College of Industrial Technology .-- Bachelor of Engineering Technology major in Construction Technology: Technological University of the Philippines, 2023

Includes bibliographic references and index.

This study development of laminate flooring using waste sachets and wood sawdust to
reduce the growing number of waste here in our country and also obtain more resilient
and functional products made from debris such as waste sachets and wood sawdust that
can usually find in furniture shop bonded by a polyethylene resin. This laminate flooring
is different from the laminate flooring found in the market today as it is made from waste,
and it is cheaper than the market but has the same quality and durability. This laminate
flooring has five different mix ratios made using or molded using a hot pressing machine
with a temperature of 180°C pressed within 10 minutes and, cut with the standard
dimension of 30cm x 30cm x 10mm, and cured for three days before conducting the
physical and mechanical testing such as modulus of rupture test, internal bond test,
moisture content test, water absorption, and thickness swelling test in accordance of
ASTM and PNS. Five different mix ratios meet the expected test result of moisture
content test and thickness swelling. However, only two mix ratios, 70%/30% and
40%/60%, met the standard of 40% max allowed in water absorption. However, all mix
ratios did not pass the standard modulus rupture and internal bond percentage. The
overall average is 4.29 given by the 20 evaluator base on the TUP evaluation instrument
for a developed prototype that the laminate flooring is very acceptable regarding the
aesthetic, workability, functionality, economy, safety, and efficiency.