Surface photostability strongly influences the usefulness of bamboo and bamboo-based polymer composites in outdoor environments. In this study, accelerated aging tests were conducted to investigate how UV irradiation affects the color, surface appear...
To promote resource reuse and the green, low-carbon transformation of the construction industry, this study uses recycled aggregate from crushed waste concrete and natural bamboo fibers to formulate bamboo fiber-reinforced recycled-aggregate concrete...
Natural fibers are gaining wide attention due to their much lower carbon footprint and economic factors compared to synthetic fibers. The moisture affinity of these lignocellulosic fibres, however, is still one of the main challenges when using them,...
Natural arc-shaped bamboo laminated lumber (ABLL) represents an eco-friendly advanced material. This study introduces an innovative preparation method and manufacturing process to enhance production efficiency and reduce costs. Full-scale processing...
Natural arc-shaped bamboo laminated lumber (ABLL) is an engineering material made from recyclable and rapidly renewable bamboo. Objectives: to enhance processing mechanization by (i) establishing a fixed-arc dimensional model for bamboo splits, (ii)...
The search for sustainable alternatives to synthetic composites has become increasingly relevant in aerospace engineering education and student rocketry. Fiberglass is widely used for rocket fuselages due to its favorable balance of performance and c...
Building with natural materials has proven to be a sustainable approach in addressing the needs of affordable and healthy housing and improving living conditions in informal settlements in an era of ecological transition. In view of this, the use of...
Researches on thermoplastic composites using natural fiber as reinforcement are increasing, but studies of durability over time are scarce. In this sense the objective of this study is to evaluate changes in the properties of polypropylene/bamboo fib...
Bamboo leaf fiber (BLF) was incorporated into an eco-friendly foam cushion made from natural rubber latex (NRL) to enhance the biodegradation rate. The objective of this work was to investigate the effects of BLF content on the foam structure, mechan...
Fungal pigments, specifically those generated from spalting fungi, are being developed for broader use in the wood and textile industry, and due to their coloration properties, may also be useful as aesthetic bamboo dyes. This paper evaluates the pot...
The search for solutions that reduce the environmental impact of construction has driven the development of new materials. Bio-concrete represents a significant advance, presenting itself as an alternative to traditional concrete. Recent studies poin...
The unique composite gradient structure of bamboo has made it widely recognized as an extremely efficient natural structure and material, endowing it with exceptional flexibility and resilience. This enabled bamboo to withstand the forces of wind and...
Microbes naturally inhabit bamboo-based materials in outdoor environments, sequentially contributing to their deterioration. Fungi play a significant role in deterioration, especially in environments with abundant water and favorable temperatures. Al...
As an ecological green building material, natural bamboo has many advantages such as a light weight, high strength, and short growth cycle. Natural bamboo is widely used in landscape architecture and fabricated structures. However, in bamboo building...
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, people in countries around the world including the United Kingdom, Denmark, Canada, and South Korea are seeking physiological and psychological healing by visiting forests as stay-at-home orders continue. NVOCs (natural...
Highland bamboo (Oldeania alpina) plays a vital role in supporting local livelihoods, fostering biodiversity conservation and sustainable land management. Despite these benefits, its significant potential for carbon sequestration remains underutilize...
To enhance the interfacial bonding between bamboo and the polymer matrix in natural fiber composites (NFCs), vacuum heat treatment was applied to moso bamboo strips at temperatures ranging from 140 to 180 °C with holding times of 4 and 6 h. The e...
Although vegetation phenology thresholds have been developed for a wide range of mapping applications, their use for assessing the distribution of natural bamboo and the related carbon stocks is still limited, especially in Southeast Asia. Here, we u...
Bamboo cracking is primarily attributed to the influence of moisture on its structure. Natural-speckle digital image correlation (DIC) was employed to characterize tangential shrinkage in cross-sections, using parenchyma cells as intrinsic speckle pa...
Natural plant fibers represent a sustainable alternative to conventional fiber reinforcement materials in cementitious materials due to their suitable mechanical properties, cost-effective availability and principle carbon neutrality. Due to its high...
Bamboo-plastic composites (BPCs) as new biomass-plastic composites have recently attracted much attention. However, weak mechanical performance and high moisture absorption as well as low thermal stability greatly limit their industrial applications....
In this study, chopped natural bamboo fibers were successfully added in the benzoxazine matrix by the hot-pressing method to fabricate environmentally friendly bio-composite. The mechanical behaviors and failure mechanisms of neat benzoxazine matrix...
Natural fiber composites are receiving more and more attention because of their greenness and low cost. Among natural fibers, bamboo is characterized by fast growth, a short cultivation period, high strength and good toughness, and is one of the stro...
Plastics reinforced with glass fiber have a significant likelihood of being replaced by natural fiber hybrid composites (NFHCs). Making holes helps in part assembly, which is a crucial activity in the machining of composite constructions. As a result...
This study aimed to produce a handmade paper bag from natural sources of fiber, namely snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata) leaves and bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris) sheaths. The researchers successfully developed and produced the product, noting significan...
In Southwest China, traditional wooden buildings in historic villages commonly feature natural vegetation roofing materials, such as thatch or bamboo shingles, which are highly susceptible to fire. Existing research has primarily focused on tradition...
Unsaturated polyester (UP) composites are widely utilized in engineering applications, including vehicle body structures, due to their ease of processing and good interfacial compatibility with natural fibers. However, the inherent brittleness of UP...
Solubilization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is a fundamental technique for the use of CNTs and their conjugates as nanodevices and nanobiodevices. In this work, we demonstrate the preparation of CNT suspensions with “green” detergents made from coconut...
Petroleum based thermoplastics are widely used in a range of applications, particularly in packaging. However, their usage has resulted in soaring pollutant emissions. Thus, researchers have been driven to seek environmentally friendly alternative pa...
Recently, there has been an inclination towards natural fibre reinforced polymer composites owing to their merits such as environmental friendliness, light weight and excellent strength. In the present study, six laminates were fabricated consisting...
Continuous fibers with outstanding mechanical performance due to the continuous enhancement effect, show wide application in aerospace, automobile, and construction. There has been great success in developing continuous synthetic fiber-reinforced com...
Bamboo, a rapidly growing woody grass prevalent in pan-tropical zones, holds promising potential as a nature-based solution (NbS) for climate change mitigation. In this systematic review of 91 research articles, we critically assess the scope and con...
This study explores how images of the past have been deployed to set up current arrangements of leadership and institutional identity by considering the career and teachings of Thích Thanh Từ in connection with his “revived”...
Incorporating fibers into asphalt mixtures as additives and stabilizers can significantly enhance the performance of asphalt pavements. This study aimed to analyze the impact of using basalt and bamboo fibers as modifiers on the properties of asphalt...
Forest aboveground biomass (AGB) serves as a crucial indicator of productivity and carbon storage capacity. While the impact of stand structure on AGB is well-documented for pure moso bamboo stands, the specific structural factors influencing AGB and...
Staple-food bamboos are fundamental to giant panda habitats, with rhizosphere fungi influencing bamboo growth and soil processes. Using Illumina MiSeq high-throughput sequencing, we characterized the rhizosphere fungal communities of four staple-food...
This study evaluates the influence of fiber type, geometry, and interfacial behavior on the physical and mechanical performance of cementitious composites reinforced with recycled pulp from beverage cartons (RPBC), bamboo fiber (BF), and eucalyptus f...
Sour bamboo shoot is a Chinese fermented vegetable with unique flavors and is favored by local consumers. In this study, at different fermentation times, the texture of bamboo shoots and the changing rules of pH, titratable acid (TA), reduced sugar,...
In fibrous composites, tensile strength of reinforcements exhibits a stochastic nature, and the mechanical properties of the composites are significantly influenced by such strength variability. The present study aims at providing a comparative inves...
To explore the regulation mechanism of endogenous phytohormones on rhizome bud germination in Cephalostachyum pingbianense, the contents of IAA, ABA, GA, and CTK in seven above- and under-ground bamboo structure components were determined using enzym...
Novel bamboo activated carbon (BAC) catalysts decorated with manganese oxides (MnOx) were prepared with varying MnOx contents through a facile one-step redox reaction. Due to the physical anchoring effect of the natural macropore structure for cataly...
In many Indian regions, increased wastewater is both a threat to public health and the environment, but it also presents an opportunity as a source of water and nutrients. With less than one-third of India’s wastewater treated and an alarming w...
The main objective of this study was to investigate the mechanical and thermal properties of bamboo, as well as interlaminar hybrid composites reinforced with both bamboo and synthetic fibres in an epoxy matrix. Bamboo and glass, aramid, and carbon b...
In this study, a sustainable mortar mixture is developed using renewable by-products for the enhancement of mechanical properties and fracture behavior. A high-volume of fly ash—a by-product of coal combustion—is used to replace Portland...
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This study illustrated the physiological and psychological effects of watching videos of different durations showing bamboo forests with varied structures. Physiological indicators, including EEG (electroencephalogram), blood pressure, skin conductan...
Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), once highly praised worldwide, has been found to be a problematic species due to its unconstrained expansion into adjacent woodlands and negative effects on the function services of forest ecosystems. To determine...
Poly (lactic) acid (PLA) composites have made their way into various applications that may require thermoforming to produce 3D shapes. Wrinkles are common in many forming processes and identification of the forming parameters to prevent them in the u...
Bamboo culm is a renewable and lightweight material with high strength, particularly tensile strength. It is well accepted that bamboo culms have played a significant role in architecture because of their sustainable contribution. The culm characteri...
In the recent past, significant research effort has been dedicated to examining the usage of nanomaterials hybridized with lignocellulosic fibers as reinforcement in the fabrication of polymer nanocomposites. The introduction of nanoparticles like mo...
Bamboo is known as a sustainable alternative for green building design, and it has been tied culturally to some regions around the world. However, bamboo’s structural strength for different design scenarios needs more investigation before it is widel...
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