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Matchsticks from bamboo

Matchsticks from bamboo J. Bamboo and Rattan , Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 333– 340 (2002) Ó VSP 2002. Also available online - www.vsppub.com Matchsticks from bamboo ARUN K. BANSAL ¤ , T. S. RANGARAJU and K. S. SHANKAR Indian Plywood Industries and Research Institute, Post Bag 2273, Tumkur Road, Bangalore 560 022, India Abstract —The match Industry has been dependent on few wood species for making match splints that are now in short supply. Development of matchsticks from bamboo acquires special signiŽ cance due to the fact that, apart from being available in natural forests, bamboos can be grown on a very short rotation of 2– 3 years in various parts of the country. Bamboos have several intrinsic characteristicsthat have prohibited their use for making matchsticks, including poor penetration of wax that is required to produce good incandescence and burning quality. To evolve suitable processes and parameters for making quality match splints from two widely occurring species of bamboo in Southern India, namely Bambusa bambos and Dendrocalamus strictus , extensive experiments were conducted at IPIRTI under a project funded by the International Network on Bamboo and Rattan. At present, the match industry is using 2 mm thick wooden splints for http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Bamboo and Rattan Brill

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2002 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1569-1586
eISSN
1569-1594
DOI
10.1163/15691590260470438
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Abstract

J. Bamboo and Rattan , Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 333– 340 (2002) Ó VSP 2002. Also available online - www.vsppub.com Matchsticks from bamboo ARUN K. BANSAL ¤ , T. S. RANGARAJU and K. S. SHANKAR Indian Plywood Industries and Research Institute, Post Bag 2273, Tumkur Road, Bangalore 560 022, India Abstract —The match Industry has been dependent on few wood species for making match splints that are now in short supply. Development of matchsticks from bamboo acquires special signiŽ cance due to the fact that, apart from being available in natural forests, bamboos can be grown on a very short rotation of 2– 3 years in various parts of the country. Bamboos have several intrinsic characteristicsthat have prohibited their use for making matchsticks, including poor penetration of wax that is required to produce good incandescence and burning quality. To evolve suitable processes and parameters for making quality match splints from two widely occurring species of bamboo in Southern India, namely Bambusa bambos and Dendrocalamus strictus , extensive experiments were conducted at IPIRTI under a project funded by the International Network on Bamboo and Rattan. At present, the match industry is using 2 mm thick wooden splints for

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Journal of Bamboo and RattanBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2002

Keywords: wax fixation; fire retardant chemicals.; bleaching; carbonisation; Matchsticks

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