@Article{jrm.2022.021313,
AUTHOR = {Shahril Anuar Bahari, Mohd Nazarudin Zakaria, Syaiful Osman, Falah Abu, Mohamad Jani Saad, Reza Hosseinpourpia},
TITLE = {Strength Performance and Microstructure Characteristic of Naturally-Bonded Fiberboard Composite from Malaysian Bamboo (<i>Bambusa vulgaris</i>)},
JOURNAL = {Journal of Renewable Materials},
VOLUME = {10},
YEAR = {2022},
NUMBER = {10},
PAGES = {2581--2591},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jrm/v10n10/48187},
ISSN = {2164-6341},
ABSTRACT = {This study investigated the mechanical properties and microstructural characteristics of fiberboard composite produced by naturally-bonded Malaysian bamboo fiber (<i>Bambusa vulgaris</i>). 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/m<sup>3</sup>. 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/m<sup>3</sup> density was significantly higher than 950 kg/m<sup>3</sup> 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/m<sup>3</sup> and also black liquor were slightly degraded at longer pressing time, which led to the reduction in mechanical properties, especially in IB strength.},
DOI = {10.32604/jrm.2022.021313}
}