Production of Biodegradable Board Using Corn Straw and its Mechanical Properties

Abstract:

In order to keep the sustainable developement of human life, renewable resources must be developed because of the limitation of fossil resources. Biomass as a renewable resource has been watched by all the world with interest. The purpose of this study is to utilize the biomass to produce biodegradable board. Corn straw was used to produce Bio-board with the process of refining, defibrating, forming and drying. The mechanical properties of the Bio-board were measured. Technical evaluation of the result shows that corn straw can be processed to produce Bio-board. The test for mechanical properties indicates that the rupture stress of Bio-board produced with the experimental conditions were 6.23MPa~16.95MPa and 8.6~23.5 times greater as compared with the polystyrene plastic used in food container. Therefore, the use of Bio-board as food packing container, heat insulation in architecture, mulch film in agriculture as a substitute for the chemical plastic materials is technically possible.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 602-604)
• Pages: 1190-1195
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.602-604.1190
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Ting Ting Wu, Xiu Lun Wang, Koji Kito
• Keywords: Bio-Board, Biodegradable, Biomass, Corn-Straw, Stress

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