Development of Snake Plant Fiber (Sansevieria

Trifasciata) for Sustainable and Renewable Green

Materials for Cement Bonded Board
Guile Joseph B. Adaya1, Issachar Ace G. Esperada2, Christopher E. Layupan3
College of Engineering Education, University of Mindanao
Matina, Davao City
1guilejosepha@gmail.com

2issacharaceesperida@gmail.com

3chris.layupan@gmailcom

insufficient and unavailability of the study with regards to the

I. INTRODUCTION application of snake plant fiber in the cement bonded board.
In the past few decades, as the demand for wood-based This study aims to develop and test the snake plant fiber-made
product for building materials increases, the scarcity of forest cement bonded board/particleboard.
products also increases.[1] This allows the researcher to The study’s general objective is to assess the possibility of
develop a renewable and eco-friendly green material as an applying snake plant fiber as green materials for cement-
alternative to wood.[2] Different resources such as the residue bonded boards. The specific aim of the study are as follows: (1)
in agriculture, fast-growing fiber plants, and recycling of wood to apply the ratio of the cement-bonded board with snake plant
waste products may be utilized as wood alternatives. [3]Thus, fiber; (2) to test for the physical and chemical properties of the
lately, research attention has focused on the use of plant fibers product.
such as flax, hemp, jute, corn stalks to produced cement- This experiment will provide reference to future researchers
bonded particleboard.[4] of the study and will add up to the existing data of the study.
Commonly cement bonded boards were made of wood The study will promote the use of alternative and low-cost
residues fiber mixed with cement and water added with materials in the production of the cement-bonded board. This
additives to speed up the curing process. [5] The product has study will contribute to the body of engineering fields that seeks
been used in many structures such as roofs, floors, walls, tiles, the available resources at a low cost and environmentally
and sound insulation.[6] Significant advantages of cement- friendly.
based particleboards include good acoustic and thermal The study is limited only to producing cement-bonded
insulating properties and high performance to resist decay, boards utilizing the snake plant fiber materials as alternative
fungi, insects, moisture, and fire.[7] replacement for wood materials. The study will determine the
There are many existing studies of the possible use of properties product that includes the water absorption, thickness
alternative materials in manufacturing concrete particleboards, swelling, strength, and bending properties.
including sources from different fibers, stalks, and straws. [8]
Green products are getting attention today because of the
availability and abundance of their use in engineering fields.
Natural fibers hold unique properties, which makes them
suitable as alternative materials.[9] Snake plant fiber is a type
of ornamental plant with fairly economical value available in
many topical countries, including the Philippines.[10] It has
low cost, wide availability, high strength capacity and low-
density performance that can be used as reinforcement.[11]
Thus, snake plant fiber is one such capable fiber that replaces
the common conventional materials for practical applications
where it requires less weight to conserve the forest
resources.[12]
There are already existing studies that have been
implemented on the use of different plant fibers such as flax,
hemp, jute, corn stalks, and etc. This various type of fibers
produces a goof quality cement-bonded particleboard and
obtains the promising result that are applicable in engineering
applications. In the current data available, theirs still

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