An overview on bamboo culm flattening

• Published in: Construction & building materials Vol. 171; pp. 65 - 74
• Main Authors: Fang, Chang-Hua, Jiang, Ze-Hui, Sun, Zheng-Jun, Liu, Huan-Rong, Zhang, Xiu-Biao, Zhang, Rong, Fei, Ben-Hua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 20.05.2018
• Subjects: Bamboo; Bamboo flattening; Flattened bamboo panel; Heat treatment; Softening; Heat treatment; Flattened bamboo panel; Softening; Bamboo; Bamboo flattening

•Flattening technologies offer a novel way to better use bamboo resource.•The main difficulties for bamboo culm flattening are explained.•The possible solutions for overcoming the difficulties are analyzed.•Some examples of bamboo culm flattening process are introduced. Bamboo is an abundant, sustai...