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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2022, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (1): 119-126.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20220113

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Study on the Hygroscopicity and Chemical Compositions of Boiling-Treated Moso Bamboo

Shunong Li,Yamei Zhang*,Yanglun Yu,Wenji Yu   

  1. Research Institute of Wood Industry, CAF Beijing 100091
  • Received:2021-01-28 Online:2022-01-25 Published:2022-03-08
  • Contact: Yamei Zhang

Abstract:

Objective: This paper was proposed to reveal the effects of boiling treatments on the hygroscopicity and chemical compositions of moso bamboo and provide technical references for bamboo modification. Method: The bamboo samples were treated in the boiling water (with the quality ratio of bamboo/water was 1∶100) for 4 h. The dynamic vapour sorption (DVS) was used to study the dynamic moisture adsorption curve, and the experimental data were analyzed by Hailwood-Horrobin(H-H) model. Meanwhile, the microstructure chemical compositions and crystal parameters of bamboo were investigated by scanning electron microscopy(SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectrometer(FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) and X-ray diffraction(XRD). Result: The results showed that the boiling-treated bamboo had lower equilibrium moisture contents(EMC) than those of the raw bamboo when the relative humidity(RH) was higher than 50%. The H-H model analysis showed that the monolayer moisture content increased, while the polymer moisture content decreased for the boiling-treated bamboo when the RH was higher than 35%. As indicated by SEM images, the parenchyma cell wall shrank after treatment, which decreased the number of micro-pores, and consequently decreased the polymer moisture content. Meanwhile, the hemicellulose was partially degraded as indicated by the chemical composition content analysis. The FTIR analysis showed that the OH, CO groups of boiling-treated bamboo increased, which increased the monolayer moisture content. The XPS results showed that the polysaccharose degraded, and the fatty acid, fat and phenols moved to the surface of bamboo. The XRD analysis indicated that the amorphous region was changed, while the width of crystallite in crystal region and the crystallinity increased. Conclusion: The sorption behavior of bamboo decreased after boiling treated for 4 h, whereas its dimensional stability was improved. The changes in the micro-morphology of bamboo cell wall and chemical compositions had great effects on the water sorption properties of bamboo.

Key words: moso bamboo, boiling treatment, dynamic vapour sorption, Hailwood-Horrobin(H-H)model

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