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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2010, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (9): 140-143.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20100923

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Nano-Mechanical Properties of the Cell Wall of Two Crop Straws

Wu Yan1,2;Zhou Dingguo1;Wang Siqun1,2;Xing Cheng2;Zhang Yang1   

  1. 1.College of Wood Science and Technology, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037; 2.Forest Products Center,University of Tennessee TN USA 37996
  • Received:2008-12-19 Revised:2009-04-03 Online:2010-09-25 Published:2010-09-25

Abstract:

The nano-mechanical properties of the cell wall of two crop straws were investigated by nanoindentation. The results showed: the longitudinal elastic modulus of wheat (Triticum aestivuma) straw was higher than one of rice (Oryza sativa) straw, which was 20.8 and 19.4 GPa, respectively. The values of hardness were 0.65 and 0.50 GPa, respectively. At the nano-scale, the longitudinal elastic modulus in crop straws were lower than that in most of the hardwood species, but higher than that in some softwoods and lyocell fiber. The mean value of hardness of cell walls of crop straws was higher than that of wood and lyocell fiber.

Key words: nanoindentation, crop straw, cell wall, longitudinal elastic modulus, hardness