Multifaceted Bamboo

This book highlights the basic properties of round bamboo and bamboo strips of various species worldwide. Processing and properties enhancing treatment of bamboo strips and round bamboo are discussed. It presents the structural applications of round and engineered bamboo and provides an insight on the potential applications as construction and building materials. Bamboo as multipurpose plant in various fields such as chemical feedstocks, energy sources, furniture, fabric, pulp and paper, and their recent developments are also discussed in detail. The book also includes the economic, social, and environmental assessment of bamboo products.

Autorentext

Prof. Dr. Paridah Md Tahir is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products, Universiti Putra Malaysia. She is also an advisor at the Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Her research interests include wood adhesives and finishing, biocomposite, and wood and fiber sciences.
Dr. Lee is a senior lecturer from Faculty of Applied Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Cawangan Pahang Kampus Jengka. His research interests include wood composites, wood treatments, wood adhesives, and polymers.
Dr. Syeed SaifulAzry Osman Al-Edrus is a research officer in Laboratory of Biocomposite Technology (Biocomposite), Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia. His research interests include wood composites, nanocellulose, and nanobiocomposite. Dr. Syeed has been actively involved in some community-based bamboo projects in Malaysia's rural areas.
Dr. Mohd Khairun Anwar Uyup is a senior research officer based at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia. He is an advisor in the field of bonding and finishing properties of wood and bamboo. His research interests involve wood forest products, wood and nonimpregnation modification of arly bamboo as well as fabrication of structural bamboo such as exterior grade plybamboo and particullaminated bamboo.

Inhalt
Bamboo Resources, Trade and Utilisation.- Global Bamboo Industries: An Overview.- Anatomical Properties of Bamboo.- Traditional And Modern Techniques for Bamboo Preservation.- Chemical Preservation of Bamboo for Structural Application.- Bamboo A sustainable building material.- Physical and Mechanical properties of round bamboo.- Bonding and finishing properties of bamboo composite.- Structural design of round bamboo.- Development Of Compressed Bamboo Lamination from Curved Cross-Section Slats.- Sugar Production from Bamboo.- Bamboo as source of energy.- Potential Application of Bamboo in Furniture Products.- Bamboo Fiber for Textile Applications.- Bamboo for Pulp and Paper.- Environmental, Social and Economic Sustainability of Bamboo Based Construction Material.