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CaCO3 in situ treated bamboo pulp fiber reinforced composites obtained by vacuum-assisted resin infusion

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The aim of this study is to investigate the properties of CaCO3 in situ treated bamboo pulp fiber (BPF) composites that have been filled with epoxy resin by means of vacuum-assisted resin infusion (VARI). Un-treated and treated BPF were processed at a pressure of 0.24 MPa into BPF preforms. VARI was used to infuse epoxy resin through the BPF preforms to make BPF composites. The flexural properties, impact property, and thermal properties of the BPF composites were analyzed. CaCO3 with the loading of 30 wt% affects the performance of the composites. The flexural strength did not decrease and modulus of the treated BPF composites increased by 9.38%, while the impact strength decreased by 50.98%, compared to the control sample. Dynamic mechanical analysis revealed the maximum elastic moduli of the treated specimens increased by 1.19 times in the temperature range of −20 to 120 °C. The thermal decomposition temperature of the composites was influenced by the effect of the crystal field and size effect of CaCO3.

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The author would like to thank Beijing Key Laboratory of Wood Science and Engineering for Beijing Forestry University and the International Centre for Bamboo Rattan. This research was funded by the Fundamental Research Funds for the International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan (1632016001), the Co-Constructing Project of Beijing City Board of Education, National Natural Science Foundation of China (31670571), Beijing Natural Science Foundation (6162019) as well as Zhejiang Province Co-Constructing Project (CZXC201410).

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  1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Wood Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, No. 35, Tsinghua East Road, Hai Dian District, Beijing, China

    Cuicui Wang & Shuangbao Zhang

  2. International Center for Bamboo and Rattan, No. 8, Fu Tong Dong Da Jie, Wang Jing Area, Chao Yang District, Beijing, China

    Ge Wang & Haitao Cheng

  3. Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, 76207-7102, USA

    Lee M. Smith & Sheldon Q. Shi

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Wang, C., Wang, G., Cheng, H. et al. CaCO3 in situ treated bamboo pulp fiber reinforced composites obtained by vacuum-assisted resin infusion. Wood Sci Technol 51, 571–584 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-017-0900-2

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