Strength properties of preservative treated Gigantochloa scortechinii after vacuum impregnation process

Razak Wahab and Janshah Moktar and Mahmud Sudin and Hashim Wan Samsi (2006) Strength properties of preservative treated Gigantochloa scortechinii after vacuum impregnation process. International Journal of Agricultural Research, 1 (1). pp. 8-13. ISSN 1816-4897

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Abstract

Strength properties of preservative treated two-year-old and four-year-old Gigantochloa scortechinii Gamble were evaluated. The preservatives used in the study were Ammonium Copper-Quaternary (ACQ), Copper Chrome Arsenic (CCA) and Borax Boric Acid (BBA) at 2 and 4% concentrations using vacuum pressure impregnation process. It was found that there was an overall strength reduction in the treated bamboo immediately after treatment. The strength reduction ranged from 4.9 to 7.6% for ACQ, 5.0 to 7.2% for BBA and 5.9 to 7.9% for CCA treated bamboo. The reduction in strength was found to be dependent on the type of preservatives applied, concentration used and their retention in the bamboo.

Item Type: Article
Keyword: bamboo, strength reduction, Gigantochloa scortechinii, preservative
Subjects: S Agriculture > SB Plant culture
Department: FACULTY > Faculty of Science and Natural Resources
Depositing User: MUNIRA BINTI MARASAN -
Date Deposited: 22 Mar 2018 10:06
Last Modified: 22 Mar 2018 10:06
URI: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/18624

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