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Physicochemical and Thermal Properties of Lignocellulosic Fiber from Gigantochloa Scortechinii Bamboo: Effect of Steam Explosion Treatment

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Bamboo is an abundant natural resource in Asia and one of the high potential fibers used to reinforce polymer composites. This article presents a comparative study on the physicochemical and thermal properties of bamboo fiber (BF) from Gigantochloa scortechinii for untreated BF, steam explosion (SE) treatment BF, and steam explosion followed by alkali (SE-alkali) treatment BF. The physicochemical and thermal properties of BF were determined using energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), while scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to examine the surfaces morphologies. A Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was utilized to detect the presence of functional groups. TGA results showed that SE BF was significantly more thermally stable than the untreated BF and SE-alkali treatment BF. Major changes in chemical composition and surface morphology of the bamboo fibers indicated that hemicellulose and lignin were removed by SE-alkali treatment. In conclusion, the BF surface is physically and chemically modified by the SE-alkali treatment.

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This work was supported by Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, Universiti Putra Malaysia and Yildiz Technical University Turkey.

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  1. Centre for Materials Engineering and Smart Manufacturing, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Siti Atiqa Al Zahra Mat Darus, Mariyam Jameelah Ghazali, Che Husna Azhari & Rozli Zulkifli

  2. Laboratory of Biocomposite Technology, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Ahmad Adlie Shamsuri

  3. Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, 34210, Istanbul, Turkey

    Hanifi Sarac

  4. Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, Jalan Frim, Kepong, 52109, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia

    Mohd Tamizi Mustafa

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Darus, S.A.A.Z.M., Ghazali, M.J., Azhari, C.H. et al. Physicochemical and Thermal Properties of Lignocellulosic Fiber from Gigantochloa Scortechinii Bamboo: Effect of Steam Explosion Treatment. Fibers Polym 21, 2186–2194 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-020-1022-2

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