Evauation on strength of chemically treated 2 and 4 year-old bamboo Bambusa vulgaris through pressurized treatment
Evaluation on the strengths of chemically treated 2 and 4 year-old bamboo Bambusa vulgaris through pressurized process were conducted. The preservatives used in this study were the ammonium-copper-quaternary, copper-chrome-arsenic and mixture of borax-boric acid. The level of chemicals concentration...
| Published in: | Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84921535544&partnerID=40&md5=0fbd2573deb818cc88794e104e92a710 |
| Summary: | Evaluation on the strengths of chemically treated 2 and 4 year-old bamboo Bambusa vulgaris through pressurized process were conducted. The preservatives used in this study were the ammonium-copper-quaternary, copper-chrome-arsenic and mixture of borax-boric acid. The level of chemicals concentrations used were at 2% and 4% respectively. An overall strength reduction occurred after undergoing the treatment process. The strength reduction ranged from 4.9 to 7.6% for ACQ, 5.0 to 7.2% for BBA and 5.9 to 7.9% for CCA treated bamboo. The reductions in the strengths were found to be dependent on the type of preservatives applied, concentration used and their retention in the treated bamboo. |
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| ISSN: | 9758585 |