TAILIEUCHUNG - PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF BAMBOO AND ITS UTILIZATION POTENTIAL FOR FIBERBOARD MANUFACTURING

The author would like to express his deep appreciation to Dr. Todd F. Shupe for his guidance and assistance throughout the course of this study. He will always be grateful to Dr. Shupe’s scientific advice, detailed assistance, and kind encouragement. The author would always like to express his sincere gratitude to Dr. Chung Y. Hse for his untiring guidance on experimental design and assistance throughout the duration of this project. His keen love to science always inspires the author for the future study. Dr. Cornelis de Hoop was also very helpful in preparation of the thesis. Dr | PHYSICAL CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF BAMBOO AND ITS UTILIZATION POTENTIAL FOR FIBERBOARD MANUFACTURING A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faulty of the Louisiana State University and Agriculture and Mechanical College In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science In The School of Renewable Natural Resources By Xiaobo Li . Beijing Forestry University 1999 . Chinese Academy of Forestry 2002 May 2004 Acknowledgements The author would like to express his deep appreciation to Dr. Todd F. Shupe for his guidance and assistance throughout the course of this study. He will always be grateful to Dr. Shupe s scientific advice detailed assistance and kind encouragement. The author would always like to express his sincere gratitude to Dr. Chung Y. Hse for his untiring guidance on experimental design and assistance throughout the duration of this project. His keen love to science always inspires the author for the future study. Dr. Cornelis de Hoop was also very helpful in preparation of the thesis. Dr. Richard Vlosky Dr. Leslie Groom Dr. Cheng Piao Brian Via Dr. Chi-leung So and Dr. Thomas L. Eberhardt offered kind and helpful suggestions during the thesis development. Mr. Dale Huntsberry Ms. Pat Lefeaux Ms. Donna Edwards and Ms. Karen Reed offered kind help during the experiment. The author also would like to thank his wife and his parents for their continuous moral support and encouragement. ii Table of Contents List of List of Chapter 1. . General . . Chapter 2. Bamboo Chemical . . Materials and . Results and Hot Water and Alcohol Benzene Holocellulose Content and Alpha-cellulose Lignin Ash . . Chapter 3. Anatomic Physical and Mechanical Properties

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