No.1（2006）3.Fiber Identification and Consumption Characteristics of Bamboo Fiber

Yoshimitsu Ikeda, Takako Koshiba, Yayoi Yoshida, Kaori Miyamoto, Mariko Tominaga

Bamboo is attracting attention as an ecological material .We succeeded in taking out pure fiber from bamboo culm. We clarified the fiber identification methods and consumption characteristics with this bamboo fiber. The result is as follows.

1. The properties of bamboo fiber obtained (appearance, color, etc.) differ by the degree of maturity of the raw bamboo material.
2. It is easier to take out bamboo fiber if compression processing is done before and after processing the raw bamboo material in an alkali solution.
3. Bamboo fiber averages about 1.8mm,so it is too short to be a suitable raw material for spinning.
4. Discrimination of bamboo fiber from other plant fibers is possible by observing appearance with a microscope or infrared spectroscopic analysis.
5. An ultraviolet rays shielding effect of the bamboo fiber was confirmed, but antibacterial properties were not.

Keywords

bamboo fiber, fiber identification, infrared spectroscopic analysis, microscope, ultraviolet rays shielding effect, antibacterial properties

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