Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Bamboo Fiber–Reinforced PLA Polymer Composites: A Critical Study

Table 3

Fiber treatment of bamboo fiber material.

Fiber	Fiber size	Fiber treatment/additive/compatibilizer	References
Bamboo fibers	30–60 mesh	Untreated	[39]
Bamboo fibers	500 μm long and 70 μm in diameter	Lysine-diisocyanate (LDI)	[40]
The bamboo fiber	Average diameter 192 μm and width 21.2 μm.	Epoxidised soybean oil (ESO)	[41]
Bamboo particle	250–425 μm	Alkaline treatment	[42]
Bamboo flour	80–120 mesh	Compatibilizer-PLA-g-glycidyl methacrylate (PLA-g-GMA)	[43]
Bamboo particles	200–400 μm	Alkaline treatment. Maleic anhydride compatibilizer (MAH)	[44]
Bamboo fiber	40–60 mesh size and length up to 380 μm	Dopamine hydrochloride (DA)	[45]
		Alkaline treatment
Bamboo powder	74–178 μm	Nanocalcium carbonate	[46]
		Micro-crystalline cellulose (MCC)
		Cellulose nanofibers (CNF)
Bamboo powder	3–5 μm	Physical treatment using an electron beam	[47]
Bamboo cellulose nanocrystals	200–500 nm long and 10 nm in diameter	Alkaline treatment	[48]
		NaOCl and lastly with NaOH
Bamboo fiber	500 μm long and 70 μm in diameter	Esterified maleic anhydride (e-MA)	[49]
Bamboo particle	126 μm	Tannic acid-crosslinked epoxidized soybean oil (TA-ESO)	[50]
Bamboo cellulose fiber	8 μm width and 500 μm length	Alkaline treatment	[51]
		The silane treatment (KH560)
Bamboo cellulose nanowhiskers	<150 μm	Alkaline treatment	[52]
Bamboo cellulose nanowhiskers	10–20 and 1–5 μm	Trimethoxysilane (A-189)	[53]
Bamboo cellulose nanowhiskers	<150 μm	Alkaline treatment.	[54]
		The silane treatment A-189
Bamboo cellulose nanowhiskers	<150 μm	Alkaline treatment	[55]
Bamboo micro-fibrils	8–10 μm diameter and 3–4 mm length	Alkaline treatment	[56]
Ultrafine bamboo-char	30 μm	HNO3 aqueous solution	[57]
		Alkaline treatment
Bamboo cellulose nanowhiskers	<150 μm	Alkaline treatment	[58]
		Triethoxyvinyl silane (A-151)
Ultrafine bamboo-char	1000 mesh	Untreated	[59]
Bamboo fiber	<150 μm	Alkaline treatment	[60]
Bamboo flour	<150 μm	Alkaline treatment	[61]
Bamboo fibers	200 μm	Alkaline treatment	[62]
Bamboo fabric	Yarn thicknesses warp 50 tex and weft 71.4 tex	—	[63]
Bamboo fabric	—	—	[64]
Bamboo strip mats	—	Alkaline treatment	[65]
Bamboo fiber	5 mm	Alkaline and silane treatments	[66]
Bamboo pulp	—	NaOH treatment	[67]
Bamboo fiber	—	Alkaline treatment	[68]
Bamboo fiber	—	Alkaline treatment	[69]
Bamboo fiber	—	Alkaline treatment	[70]