scholarly journals The Influence of Saturated Steam on Moso Bamboo Quasi-static Micromechanical Properties: Nano-Scale Evaluation

Author(s):  
Tiancheng Yuan ◽  
Zhaoshun Wang ◽  
Xin Han ◽  
ZhuRun Yuan ◽  
XinZhou Wang ◽  
...  

Abstract In this paper, in order to analyze the quasi-static properties of Moso bamboo, a new, environmentally friendly and eco-friendly method was used for bamboo thermal modification under the effect of saturated steam. Under saturated steam heat treatment, the chemical composition in bamboo decreased, and the bamboo cell wall shrunk slightly. The increased crystallinity index of cellulose and decreased intensity of peaks belong to hemicellulose were confirmed by XRD and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. In addition, the highest modulus of elastic and hardness of treated bamboo were 22.5GPa and 1.1GPa at 180℃/10 min. These conclusions confirmed the micro-mechanical properties of the bamboo cell wall were enhanced by saturated steam heat treatment. The E'r of differently treated bamboo increased with increasing temperature and time, while the E''r and tan δ negatively as a function of increasing frequency. Furthermore, this thermal modification can be regarded as a useful, environmental-friendly and eco-friendly treatment to outdoor use of bamboo-based materials.

Holzforschung ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiancheng Yuan ◽  
Zhaoshun Wang ◽  
Xin Han ◽  
ZhuRun Yuan ◽  
XinZhou Wang ◽  
...  

Abstract The changes in chemical composition and micro-mechanical properties of Moso Bamboo fiber cells were evaluated by applying saturated steam heat treatment at 160, 170, and 180 °C for periods of 4, 6, and 8 min, and subsequent analysis by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic, and nanoindentation methods. The hemicellulose and cellulose content decreased as expected, while the relative lignin content showed an upward trend. Significant changes in the bamboo micro-structure were detected by scanning electron microscope under the action of high-temperature and saturated steam. Both temperature and time were shown to affect micromechanical properties of the bamboo cell wall. In addition, higher cell wall elastic modulus and hardness were observed (a rise from 16.1 to 19.2 GPa and from 0.6 to 0.8 GPa, respectively), as compared with those of the untreated sample. Meanwhile, the creep ratio decreased after saturated steam heat treatment.


Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiuyi Wang ◽  
Xinwu Wu ◽  
Chenglong Yuan ◽  
Zhichao Lou ◽  
Yanjun Li

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the heat treatment time and initial moisture content of bamboo on the corresponding chemical composition, crystallinity, and mechanical properties after saturated steam heat treatment at 180 °C. The mechanism of saturated steam heat treatment of bamboo was revealed on the micro-level, providing a theoretical basis for the regulation of bamboo properties and the optimization of heat treatment process parameters. XRD patterns of the treated bamboo slices were basically the same. With the increase in the initial moisture content of bamboo, the crystallinity of bamboo increased first and then decreased after treatment. Due to the saturated steam heat treatment, the content of cellulose and lignin in bamboo slices increased while the content of hemicellulose decreased, but the content of cellulose in bamboo with a 40% initial moisture content increased first and then decreased. The shear strength of treated bamboo changed little within 10 min after saturated steam heat treatment, and then decreased rapidly. During the first 20 min with saturated steam heat treatment, the compressive strength, flexural strength, and flexural modulus of elasticity of the treated bamboo increased, and then decreased.


Author(s):  
Alberto García-Iruela ◽  
Luis García Esteban ◽  
Francisco García Fernández ◽  
Paloma de Palacios ◽  
Alejandro B. Rodriguez-Navarro ◽  
...  

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1264
Author(s):  
Teng-Chun Yang ◽  
Tung-Lin Wu ◽  
Chin-Hao Yeh

The influence of heat treatment on the physico-mechanical properties, water resistance, and creep behavior of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) was determined in this study. The results revealed that the density, moisture content, and flexural properties showed negative relationships with the heat treatment temperature, while an improvement in the dimensional stability (anti-swelling efficiency and anti-water absorption efficiency) of heat-treated samples was observed during water absorption tests. Additionally, the creep master curves of the untreated and heat-treated samples were successfully constructed using the stepped isostress method (SSM) at a series of elevated stresses. Furthermore, the SSM-predicted creep compliance curves fit well with the 90-day full-scale experimental data. When the heat treatment temperature increased to 180 °C, the degradation ratio of the creep resistance (rd) significantly increased over all periods. However, the rd of the tested bamboo decreased as the heat treatment temperature increased up to 220 °C.


2021 ◽  
Vol 291 ◽  
pp. 123395
Author(s):  
Xianju Wang ◽  
Dengyun Tu ◽  
Chuanfu Chen ◽  
Qiaofang Zhou ◽  
Huixian Huang ◽  
...  

Holzforschung ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Stanzl-Tschegg ◽  
Wilfried Beikircher ◽  
Dieter Loidl

Abstract Thermal modification is a well established method to improve the dimensional stability and the durability for outdoor use of wood. Unfortunately, these improvements are usually accompanied with a deterioration of mechanical performance (e.g., reduced strength or higher brittleness). In contrast, our investigations of the hardness properties in the longitudinal direction of beech wood revealed a significant improvement with thermal modification. Furthermore, we applied instrumented indentation tests on different hierarchical levels of wood structure (growth ring and cell wall level) to gain closer insights on the mechanisms of thermal treatment of wood on mechanical properties. This approach provides a variety of mechanical data (e.g., elastic parameters, hardness parameters, and viscoelastic properties) from one single experiment. Investigations on the influence of thermal treatment on the mechanical properties of beech revealed similar trends on the growth ring as well as the on the cell wall level of the wood structure.


2012 ◽  
Vol 152-154 ◽  
pp. 112-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Bin Cai ◽  
Tao Ding ◽  
Liu Yang

Hybrid poplar boards were subjected to thermo-mechanical densification combined with heat treatment. Hydroscopicity and hygroscopicity of the treated samples were measured. The results showed that dimensional stability of the samples was influenced by compression set significantly. The higher the compression set, the greater the swelling of the samples. On the contrary, the influence of densification temperature and duration was not significant. Thermal modification significantly reduced hydroscopicity and hygroscopicity of the samples. Both higher treatment temperature and longer holding time resulted in better dimensional stability.


2021 ◽  
Vol 900 ◽  
pp. 16-25
Author(s):  
Tabarak Mohammed Awad ◽  
May A.S. Mohammed

In this study, some optical properties were studied of the pure vinyl polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanopolymer (German origin). Under the influence of different temperatures and pressures of PVA. Where 25 samples were prepared for the purpose of conducting the research. Which studied the study of these samples was done by recording the absorbance and transmittance spectra of the wavelengths (200-900) nm. From them, absorbance, transmittance, reflectivity, absorption coefficient, refractive index, extinction coefficient, complex dielectric constant were calculated. At different temperatures (25,40, 80, 120, 160)°C. And with different pressures within the range (7.5,8,8.5,9,9.5) MPa. The results are that the permeability of the polymer (PVA) at different temperatures for each pressure decreases with increasing temperature, and that all other calculated optical properties increase with increasing temperature.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (04) ◽  
pp. 304-313
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Constant Yapi ◽  
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Jean Bedel Fagbohoun ◽  
Zranseu Ange Benedicte Deffan ◽  
Elvis Gbocho Serge Ekissi ◽  
...  

Peroxidase (POD) associated with the browning of fresh-cut fruits and vegetableswas extracted from purple skin eggplant(Solanum melongena L.) and characterised using reliable spectrophotometric methods. Maximal POD activity was found at 35 °C and pH 6.0 with guaiacol as the substrate. The enzyme was stable at his optimal temperature (35 °C) and hisat pH stability was in the range of 5.6 - 6.6.Peroxidase retained its full activity in the presence of ion K+, Cu2+, Na+, Pb2+ and Ba2+ but were inhibited strongly by the ion Fe2+ and Mg2+ and the reducing agents as sodium thiosulfateand ascorbic acid. Effect of heattreatment on eggplant peroxidase showed that D-values decreased with increasing temperature, indicating faster peroxidase inactivation at higher temperatures.At 60 °C, the D-values ranged from 20.42 to 54.24 min. Hence, heat treatment at 60 °C for 30 min reduced browning of eggplant fruit.These data can be used to predict prevention of browning in the purple skin eggplantby thermal inactivation and the use of chimical agents onthe enzyme.


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