Effect of carbonization temperature on the basic properties of woodceramics made from carbonized bamboo fiber and liquefied wood

In this paper, a new woodceramics from carbonized bamboo fiber and liquefied wood was developed and the effects of carbonization temperature on the dimension shrinkage, weight loss, density, compressive strength, and volume electrical resistivity of the woodceramics were investigated. The results show that, with the increase in the carbonization temperature, liquefied wood decompose and then combine with carbonized bamboo fiber, the dimension of sample almost keep constant, but its compressive strength was improved, and its electrical resistivity was reduced. (C) 2002 Kluwer Academic Publishers.