ZHANG Ya-mei, YU Wen-ji. Effect of Heat Treatment on Properties of Crushed Bamboo-Mat Composite[J]. China Wood Industry, 2013,27(4):5-8. DOI: 10.19455/j.mcgy.2013.04.001.
To improve the performance of crushed bamboo-mat composites,a heat treatment was conducted on Neosinocalamus affinis bamboo-mat.The properties of the bamboo composites made with the treated mats were tested.It was observed that the composites made with the treated mats showed darker color and better dimensional stability.However,their bending strengths and horizontal shear strengths decreased with increasing steam pressure and treatment duration.