Bamboo particleboards: recent developments

ABSTRACT Due to the high dimensional variation of bamboo, the manufacturing of materials such as plywood and laminated bamboo produces a high amount of residues. The production of particleboards could be used to overcome this problem and become a viable solution to reuse the generated waste as a raw material to high value-added products. This study aimed to present an overview of the bamboo particleboard production, as well as the mechanical and physical properties of this material, followed by a review of the advances in its research and development. In general, independently of the resin or bamboo species utilization, several bamboo particleboards meet the mechanical properties requirements of international standards for wood-based medium-density particleboards. The main focus of this study is to provide a review, in order to support research groups interested in using new bamboo-based materials for the development of manufactured durable products.

摘要
鉴于竹材尺寸变异性较高，胶合板（plywood）与重组竹（laminated bamboo）等材料的生产过程会产生大量边角残余物。刨花板（particleboards）的生产可有效解决该问题，成为将产生的竹材废弃物作为原料制备高附加值产品的可行方案。本研究旨在综述竹质刨花板（bamboo particleboard）的生产工艺及其力学与物理性能（mechanical and physical properties），并梳理其研发进展。总体而言，无论所采用的胶黏剂（resin）与竹材种类如何，多款竹质刨花板均达到了木质中密度刨花板（wood-based medium-density particleboards）的国际标准力学性能要求。本研究的核心目标为提供该领域的综述内容，以助力有志于利用新型竹基材料（bamboo-based materials）开发耐用制品的科研团队。