Influence of Steaming and Boiling at 180 °C Plus on the Injectability of Bamboo Powder

Abstract:

In this study, we investigated changes in the injectability of bamboo powder and the Vickers hardness of compacted products resulting from differences in heat-treatment conditions such as steaming and boiling. We conducted injection tests and test fabrications of compacted products using bamboo powder treated under various conditions. From the injection tests of heat-treated bamboo powder, we found that injectability was improved by heat treatment. While bamboo powder steamed at 200 °C showed good injectability, boiling at 200 °C yielded better injectability. Vickers hardness tests conducted on compacted products showed that hardness was increased by heat treatment under appropriate conditions. In addition, we found that the heat-treatment condition required to increase the hardness of product was different from that needed to improve injectability.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 554-557)
• Pages: 1856-1863
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.554-557.1856
• Online since: June 2013
• Authors: Shohei Kajikawa, Takashi Iizuka
• Keywords: Bamboo, Ecology, Injection Molding, Wood Biomass

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