%0 Journal Article
%T SPECTROSCOPIC, THERMAL, AND ANATOMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CULTIVATED BAMBOO (GIGANTOCHLOA SPP.)
%A Irshad ul Haq Bhat
%A Mohd. Tamizi B Mustafa
%A Abd. Latif Mohmod
%A H. P. S. Abdul Khalil
%J BioResources
%D 2011
%I North Carolina State University
%X This paper presents spectroscopic, thermal, and morphological properties of two bamboo species viz. Gigantochloa brang and Gigantochloa wrayi. The nature of cell wall structure and distribution of vascular bundles in G. brang and G. wrayi were studied by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy techniques. Gigantochloa spp. at various positions and locations showed identical thermal stability and are stable up to 200 ˇăC. The decomposition of cellulose and hemicelluloses component of the culm occurred between 220 ˇăC and 390 ˇăC, while the degradation of lignin takes place above 400 ˇăC.
%K Bamboo
%K FTIR
%K Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
%K Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
%K Transmission electron microscopy (SEM)
%U http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_06_2_1752_Bhat_MMK_Spectro_Thermal_Anatom_Bamboo/958