TY  - EJOU
AU  - Bahari, Shahril Anuar 
AU  - Zakaria, Mohd Nazarudin 
AU  - Osman, Syaiful 
AU  - Abu, Falah 
AU  - Saad, Mohamad Jani 
AU  - Hosseinpourpia, Reza 

TI  - Strength Performance and Microstructure Characteristic of Naturally-Bonded Fiberboard Composite from Malaysian Bamboo (<i>Bambusa vulgaris</i>)
T2  - Journal of Renewable Materials

PY  - 2022
VL  - 10
IS  - 10
SN  - 2164-6341

AB  - 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.
KW  - Bamboo fiber; naturally-bonded; black liquor; mechanical properties; SEM; composite

DO  - 10.32604/jrm.2022.021313