Table 2.
Effect of steaming time and species of sawdust on total porosity

Species of sawdust Steaming time (min) Total porosity (%)
Pine sawdust 0 68.1 ± 0.9 b*
10 68.1 ± 1.6 b
20 69.4 ± 0.5 b
30 73.8 ± 0.7 a
Oak sawdust 0 82.5 ± 1.2 c
10 85.2 ± 1.0 b
20 86.0 ± 1.0 b
30 88.9 ± 2.0 a
Mean separation within columns each species by Duncan’s multiple range test at p = 0.05