Skip to main content
Journal of Wood Science

Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Download PDF
  • Note
  • Published:

Effects of hydrogen peroxide treatment on the surface properties and adhesion of ma bamboo (Dendrocalamus latiflorus)

Journal of Wood Science volume 52, pages 173–178 (2006)Cite this article

Abstract

The poor adhesion of bamboo coatings is a serious issue in the bamboo industry. To develop a pretreatment method that improves the adhesion of films and increases the economic value of bamboo products, a study of hydrogen peroxide treatment with solutions of various pH (pH 4–9) on bamboo surfaces was conducted. Five-year-old ma bamboo (Dendrocalamus latiflorus Munro), and nitrocellulose lacquer were used in the study. Surface properties of the bamboo such as contact angle and color were evaluated, and 180° peel strength and shear strength tests for measuring adhesion of films were conducted. The results showed that the wettability of water droplets and the carbonyl group concentration on the bamboo surface were increased significantly by alkaline (pH 8 and 9) hydrogen peroxide treatments. There was only minor color variation and the outer wax layer of bamboo was etched to form additional recesses after hydrogen peroxide treatment. It was also found that all hydrogen peroxide treatments improved the adhesion of bamboo coating; bamboo treated with hydrogen peroxide at pH 7 showed the greatest improvement. The enhanced adhesion was attributed to the mechanical interlocking of the film on the treated bamboo rather than to surface activation.

References

  1. Chang ST, Wu JH (2000) Green-color conservation of ma bamboo (Dendrocalamus latiflorus) treated with chromium-based reagents. J Wood Sci 46:40–44

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Scurlock JMO, Dayton DC, Hames B (2000) Bamboo: an overlooked biomass resource? Biomass Bioenerg 19:229–244

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Lee AWC, Chen G, Tainter FH (2001) Comparative treatability of moso bamboo and southern pine with CCA preservative using a commercial schedule. Bioresource Technol 77:87–88

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Chang ST, Wu JH (2000) Stabilizing effect of chromated salt treatment on the green color of ma bamboo (Dendrocalamus latiflorus). Holzforschung 54:327–330

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Wu JH, Wu SY, Hsieh TY, Chang ST (2002) Effects of copperphosphorous salt treatments on green colour protection and fastness of ma bamboo (Dendrocalamus latiflorus). Polym Degrad Stabil 78:379–384

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Chang ST, Yeh TF (2001) Protection and fastness of green color of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel) treated with chromium-based reagents. J Wood Sci 47:228–232

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Chang ST, Wu JH, Yeh TF (2002) Effects of chromated-phosphate treatment process on the green color protection of ma bamboo (Dendrocalamus latiflorus). J Wood Sci 48:227–231

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Wada M, Nishigaito S, Flauta R, Kasuya T (2003) Modification of bamboo surface by irradiation of ion beams. Nucl Instrum Meth B 206:557–560

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Kawamura J, Kotani C (1992) Improvement treatments of bamboo culm surfaces (in Japanese). Mokuzai Gakkaishi 38:417–423

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Sakuraniwa Z (1985) Systematization of coating and finishing, no.6 (in Japanese). Jpn Finn 24:151–155

    Google Scholar 

  11. Martin WE (1977) The significance of prefinish operations. Furniture finishing textbook. Furniture Production, Liuho, Taipei, pp 6–10

    Google Scholar 

  12. Stoffer JO, Gadodia SK (1989) Development of tests for measuring adhesion of coatings part I. Am Paint Coat J 22:36–41

    Google Scholar 

  13. Stoffer JO, Gadodia SK (1989s) Development of tests for measuring adhesion of coatings part II. Am Paint Coat J 29:36–51

    Google Scholar 

  14. Wess H (1995) Adhesion of advanced overlay coating: mechanisms and quantitative assessment. Surf Coat Tech 71:201–207

    Google Scholar 

  15. Sato K (1995) Adhesion of coated films (in Japanese). Coat Technol 30:210–223

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Meijer M, Militz H (2000) Wet adhesion of low-VOC coatings on wood — a quantitative analysis. Prog Org Coat 38:223–240

    Google Scholar 

  17. Heath RJ (1990) A review of the surface coating of polymeric substrates: the need to adopt surface and interfacial science principles to improve product quality. Prog Rubber Plastics Technol 6:369–401

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. Fan SY, Lu KT (2004) Effect of sanding treatment on the surface properties and adhesion of coated bamboo (in Chinese). Q J Forest Res 26:1–14

    CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Forestry, National Chung Hsing University, 250, Kuo-Kuang Rd., Taichung, 402, Taiwan ROC

    Kun-Tsung Lu

Authors
  1. Kun-Tsung Lu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Kun-Tsung Lu.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Lu, KT. Effects of hydrogen peroxide treatment on the surface properties and adhesion of ma bamboo (Dendrocalamus latiflorus). J Wood Sci 52, 173–178 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10086-005-0730-y

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10086-005-0730-y

Key words