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Strength Performance and Microstructure Characteristic of Naturally-Bonded Fiberboard Composite from Malaysian Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris)

Shahril Anuar Bahari1, Mohd Nazarudin Zakaria1, Syaiful Osman1, Falah Abu1, Mohamad Jani Saad2, Reza Hosseinpourpia3,*

1 Eco-Technology Program, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, 40450, Malaysia
2 Engineering Research Centre, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Serdang, 43400, Malaysia
3 Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Linnaeus University, Växjö, 35195, Sweden

* Corresponding Author: Reza Hosseinpourpia. Email: email

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Functionalization of Wood and Bamboo-Based Materials)

Journal of Renewable Materials 2022, 10(10), 2581-2591. https://doi.org/10.32604/jrm.2022.021313

Abstract

This study investigated the mechanical properties and microstructural characteristics of fiberboard composite produced by naturally-bonded Malaysian bamboo fiber (Bambusa vulgaris). The components that obtained through soda pulping of bamboo culms such as fiber and black liquor, were used for the preparation of high-density fibreboard composite at two target densities of 850 and 950 kg/m3. The bamboo fiberboard composite (BFC) were then produced at 200°C and two pressing parameters of 125 and 175 s/mm. The mechanical properties, e.g., flexural strength and internal bonding (IB) of BFC samples were evaluated according to BS EN 310: 1993 and BS EN 319: 1993, respectively. It was found that the mechanical performance of the composite with 850 kg/m3 density was significantly higher than 950 kg/m3 ones, especially for the samples with 125 s/mm pressing parameter. Microstructure characteristic of the BFC samples illustrated that the fiber linkages were cracked in the composites with higher density, e.g., the composite with the density of 950 kg/m3 and also black liquor were slightly degraded at longer pressing time, which led to the reduction in mechanical properties, especially in IB strength.

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Strength Performance and Microstructure Characteristic of Naturally-Bonded Fiberboard Composite from Malaysian Bamboo (<i>Bambusa vulgaris</i>)

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APA Style
Bahari, S.A., Zakaria, M.N., Osman, S., Abu, F., Saad, M.J. et al. (2022). Strength performance and microstructure characteristic of naturally-bonded fiberboard composite from malaysian bamboo (bambusa vulgaris). Journal of Renewable Materials, 10(10), 2581-2591. https://doi.org/10.32604/jrm.2022.021313
Vancouver Style
Bahari SA, Zakaria MN, Osman S, Abu F, Saad MJ, Hosseinpourpia R. Strength performance and microstructure characteristic of naturally-bonded fiberboard composite from malaysian bamboo (bambusa vulgaris). J Renew Mater. 2022;10(10):2581-2591 https://doi.org/10.32604/jrm.2022.021313
IEEE Style
S.A. Bahari, M.N. Zakaria, S. Osman, F. Abu, M.J. Saad, and R. Hosseinpourpia, “Strength Performance and Microstructure Characteristic of Naturally-Bonded Fiberboard Composite from Malaysian Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris),” J. Renew. Mater., vol. 10, no. 10, pp. 2581-2591, 2022. https://doi.org/10.32604/jrm.2022.021313



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