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Effect of Oil Heat Treatment on Physical properties of Semantan Bamboo(Gigantochloa scortechinii Gamble)


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Salim, Rafidah and Ashaari, Zaidon and Wan Samsi, Hashim and Wahab, Razak and Alamjuri, Roziela Hanim (2009) Effect of Oil Heat Treatment on Physical properties of Semantan Bamboo(Gigantochloa scortechinii Gamble). Modern Applied Science, 4 (2). pp. 107-113. ISSN 1913-1844

Abstract

Effect of oil heat treatment on physical properties of 3 years old Gigantochloa scortechinii Gamble bamboo was investigated. The bamboo splits within epidermis were heat-treated using crude palm oil at temperature 140°C, 180°C and 220°C for duration 30 and 60 min. The objectives were to determine the effect of oil heat treatment on physical properties of the heat-treated bamboo and to assess any significant changes on physical properties of the heat-treated bamboo. Untreated bamboo was used as comparison for each treatment conditions. The results indicated equilibrium moisture content (EMC), density and volumetric shrinkage of heat-treated bamboo decreased as the treatment temperature and time increases. The EMC and density reduction were 4-27% and 11-18% approximately. This study indicated that bamboo became less hygroscopic when subjected to higher temperature and longer heat treatment time. Volumetric shrinkage of bamboo was also reduced by the treatment conditions (17-53%). The shrinkage properties of bamboo were inversely proportional to the treatment conditions, indicating that oil heat treatment successfully imparts the dimensional stability of the bamboo.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Forestry
Keywords: Bamboo, Oil heat treatment, EMC, Density, Volumetric shrinkage
Depositing User: Norhazura Hamzah
Date Deposited: 23 Jun 2010 01:02
Last Modified: 27 Jul 2010 10:25
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7407
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