Bamboo Fibres: Processing, Properties, and Applications brings together best practices from key stages of bamboo production and application, allowing readers to find new solutions for bamboo fibers. Chapters on bamboo fiber characterization and properties show the full range of functional uses of the material. When used as a replacement for petrochemical-based synthetic fibers, this abundant and cheap material/textile can significantly reduce the environmental impact of textile products. This book is an invaluable resource for fiber chemists, material scientists, fabric technologists, manufacturers, and researchers interested in sustainable textiles.
Bamboo fiber is a cellulosic fibre regenerated from the bamboo plant. It is highly sustainable being fully biodegradable and has strength comparable to conventional glass fibers. It has many other valuable characteristics, being bacteriostatic, antifungal, antibacterial, hypoallergenic, hydroscopic, a natural deodorizer, and resistant to ultraviolet light. Furthermore, it is highly durable, stable and tough and has substantial tensile strength. Due to its versatile properties, bamboo fibers are already used in the textile industry to make garments, in biomedical applications due to its antibacterial qualities, and many other areas.
1. Chapter one Introduction and history of bamboo fibres - p. 1 2. Chapter two Growth characteristics of bamboo: types of bamboo, morphology of bamboo - p. 23 3. Chapter three Extraction methods for bamboo fibres: various extraction methods, different types of bamboo fibres - p. 47 4. Chapter four Characterisation of bamboo fibres - p. 71 5. Chapter five Properties of bamboo fibres: physical, performance, comfort, thermal, and low stress mechanical properties - p. 101 6. Chapter six Production and properties of bamboo yarns and fabrics - p. 137 7. Chapter seven Antimicrobial properties of bamboo, bamboo fibres, and fabrics - p. 169 8. Chapter eight Chemical processing of bamboo and bamboo products - p. 195 9. Chapter nine Applications and technoeconomics of bamboo fibres - p. 213 10. Index - p. 231
Bamboo Fibres: Processing, Properties, and Applications brings together best practices from key stages of bamboo production and application, allowing readers to find new solutions for bamboo fibers. Chapters on bamboo fiber characterization and properties show the full range of functional uses of the material. When used as a replacement for petrochemical-based synthetic fibers, this abundant and cheap material/textile can significantly reduce the environmental impact of textile products. This book is an invaluable resource for fiber chemists, material scientists, fabric technologists, manufacturers, and researchers interested in sustainable textiles.
Bamboo fiber is a cellulosic fibre regenerated from the bamboo plant. It is highly sustainable being fully biodegradable and has strength comparable to conventional glass fibers. It has many other valuable characteristics, being bacteriostatic, antifungal, antibacterial, hypoallergenic, hydroscopic, a natural deodorizer, and resistant to ultraviolet light. Furthermore, it is highly durable, stable and tough and has substantial tensile strength. Due to its versatile properties, bamboo fibers are already used in the textile industry to make garments, in biomedical applications due to its antibacterial qualities, and many other areas.
1. Chapter one Introduction and history of bamboo fibres - p. 1 2. Chapter two Growth characteristics of bamboo: types of bamboo, morphology of bamboo - p. 23 3. Chapter three Extraction methods for bamboo fibres: various extraction methods, different types of bamboo fibres - p. 47 4. Chapter four Characterisation of bamboo fibres - p. 71 5. Chapter five Properties of bamboo fibres: physical, performance, comfort, thermal, and low stress mechanical properties - p. 101 6. Chapter six Production and properties of bamboo yarns and fabrics - p. 137 7. Chapter seven Antimicrobial properties of bamboo, bamboo fibres, and fabrics - p. 169 8. Chapter eight Chemical processing of bamboo and bamboo products - p. 195 9. Chapter nine Applications and technoeconomics of bamboo fibres - p. 213 10. Index - p. 231
