Environmentally benign methods for producing green culms of ma bamboo (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Dendrocalamus latiflorus</Emphasis>) and moso bamboo (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Phyllostachys pubescens</Emphasis>) |
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Authors: | Min-Jay Chung Sen-Sung Cheng Shang-Tzen Chang |
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Institution: | (1) Experimental Forest, National Taiwan University, Nan-Tou, 557, Taiwan;(2) School of Forestry and Resource Conservation, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 106, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | The objective of this study was to find an effective method for treating ma bamboo (Dendrocalamus latiflorus) and moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) using new water-based reagents containing copper. The effects of green-color protection using various treatments on bamboo
culms were examined in this study. Two methods were used: heating in a water bath and ultrasonic dipping. The results revealed
that excellent green-color protection (a* value of −6.2) was obtained when ma bamboo culms were treated with 0.25% ammoniacal copper quaternary compound-type B (ACQ-B)
in a water bath at 100°C for 2 h. It was also found that the wettability of bamboo epidermis increasedsignificantly after
pretreatment in a mixture of 1% KOH and surfactant in a water bath at 100°C for 30 min. Furthermore, pretreated moso bamboo
culms exhibited excellent green-color protection after they were treated with 0.25% ACQ-B at 100°C for 2 h (a* value of −8.2). This novel treatment method definitely endows the bamboo culms with a fascinating green skin color and consequently
could increase the economic value of bamboo products. No improvement in green-color protection was found when ultrasonic energy
was added to the water bath at ambient temperature. |
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Keywords: | Green-color protection Bamboo Dendrocalamus latiflorus Phyllostachys pubescens ACQ-B |
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