Microwave-vacuum drying of round bamboo: A study of the physical properties

• Published in: Construction & building materials Vol. 211; pp. 44 - 51
• Main Authors: Lv, Huang-Fei, Ma, Xin-Xin, Zhang, Bo, Chen, Xiu-Fang, Liu, Xian-Miao, Fang, Chang-Hua, Fei, Ben-Hua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 30.06.2019; Reed Business Information, Inc. (US)
• Subjects: Bamboo; Bamboo bat; Color; Cracking; Drying; Methods; Microwave equipment; Moisture content; Shrinkage; Vacuum equipment; China; Cracking; Shrinkage; Moisture content; Bamboo; Color

•Microwave-vacuum drying offers a novel way for round bamboo drying.•Some physical properties of bamboo after microwave-vacuum drying are investigated.•Microwave-vacuum drying shows good potential for round bamboo culm drying. Rapid and clean drying of round bamboo is a highly desired process in uti...