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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2022, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (11): 160-173.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20221115

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Development of Environmentally Friendly and Efficient Bamboo Fiber Processing

Wenting Li,Mingpeng Li,Haitao Cheng*,Jihe Chen,Ge Wang   

  1. International Center for Bamboo and Rattan Beijing 100102
  • Received:2021-07-26 Online:2022-11-25 Published:2023-03-08
  • Contact: Haitao Cheng

Abstract:

With an ever-increasing consumption of non-renewable resources, the construction of green cycle and low-carbon economy has become the top priority of the sustainable development of all walks of life throughout the world. The bamboo industry is one of the major industries that are very unique to China. With the implementation of three low-carbon emission reduction policies of "carbon peak, carbon neutralization and carbon trading" and the "plastic ban" policy, bamboo fiber, as a type of natural green fiber, is seeing resurgence in interests leading it to becoming a current research hotspot. Bamboo fiber has the characteristics of high strength, low density, good elasticity, wear resistance, breathability, renewable, and degradable. Compared with glass fiber and carbon fiber, it is easy to degrade and has less degradable carbon emissions. It can be used as a reinforcing phase of composite materials to partly replace plastics and has huge economic potential. However, the current preparation method used to produce bamboo material and bamboo fiber do result in a lot of pollution, so that bamboo fiber loses its environmental advantages; there are also still many problems in the preparation of bamboo fiber, such as lignin residues, short fiber length, hairiness, uneven thickness and so on. These processing issues restrict the high value-added application of bamboo fiber in textile and composite materials. Based on a large number of scientific studies, this paper focus on the development of environmentally friendly bamboo fiber preparation method. The basic properties of these method were compared and the advantages, disadvantages and key technical difficulties of various method were analyzed. Thus, the preparation of bamboo fiber was prospected. The innovation of new environmentally friendly preparation technology and the upgrade of high-efficiency automation equipment are important development directions for realizing the integrated development of raw materials, equipment and processes, improving the performance of bamboo fibers, reducing product costs, and expanding the development of high value-added products of bamboo fibers.

Key words: bamboo fiber, preparation method, degumming process, environmental protection, efficient