Fiber Morphology of Different Bamboo Species and Age

Abstract

Fiber morphology of 3 species of bamboo namely Bambusa vulgaris, Gigantochloa levis, and Gigantochloa scortechinii at age of 1, 3, and 5 years, was evaluated. It shows that different species of bamboo have different properties in terms of their fiber morphology that consist of fiber length, fiber diameter, and lumen diameter. Fiber diameter, fiber length, and cell wall thickness increased with the increasing of the bamboo age but the lumen diameter decreased when the bamboo gets older. G. levis at age 1 to 3 and G. scortechinii at age 1 have high potential to be the raw materials for the pulp and paper industry.

Characterization and optimization of the properties of untreated high land bamboo fibres

“…The increasing content of non-cellulose major components of the fibres is responsible for the change in fibre diameter with age. In previous studies, the same conduct was also observed [19,27,28]. Figure explored that, the morphological roughness of the surface increased with age.…”

Fiber Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of Oxytenanthera abyssinica

“…O. abyssinica fibers have a relatively uniform diameter along the radial direction, and considering the difference in length, the fibers in the inner region appear to be shorter and thicker than those in other regions. The fiber diameter in this study was close to that of Gigantochloa levis, or Gigantochloa scortechinii [44].…”