Study of the Influence of Bamboo Suspension Water-Removal Processes on the Properties of Bamboo-Based Molding Materials
Xiaowei Zhuang, Weichen Li, Xin Pan, Hui Qiao, Baoyong Liu, Weiming Yang, Yongshun Feng, Mariia Stepanova, Evgenia Korzhikova-Vlakh · 2024
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Xiaowei Zhuang and co-authors turned bamboo waste into a light, porous molding material in a 2024 study, then tested how drying choices shape the result. Bamboo grows fast and leaves heaps of residue. Their method grinds the fibers in hot water, waking the plant's own glues so no added binder is needed.
Pressing out water and then drying in two steps kept costs low. Freeze-drying gave the lightest foam, while oven drying gave the strongest blocks, with solid crush and pull strength. The team explains the self-gluing through fiber grip, chemical linking, and heat and water softening. The material is a rebuild of the bamboo cell wall and can be recycled again. They point to uses in building, packing, and furnishings.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xiaowei Zhuang, Weichen Li, Xin Pan, Hui Qiao, Baoyong Liu, Weiming Yang, Yongshun Feng, Mariia Stepanova, Evgenia Korzhikova-Vlakh |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |