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

Table 5

Mechanical properties of bamboo fiber–reinforced PLA composite.

Fiber	Fiber addition (wt %)	Best combination (wt%)	Modifiers	Addition (wt %)	Tensile strength (Mpa)	Tensile modulus (Gpa)	Flexural strength (Mpa)	Flexural modulus (Gpa)	Impact strength (kJ/m^2)	Elonga tion at break (%)	Reference
Bamboo fibers	10–50		Lysine-diisocyanate	30	30	3.4	—	—	—	2.8	[40]
Bamboo fibers	20	—	Epoxidised soybean oil	—	52	2.15	—	—	—	3	[41]
Bamboo particles	30	—	Alkaline treatment	—	44.21	0.668	—	—	—	6.22	[42]
Bamboo flour	15	—	PLA-g-glycidyl meth acrylate	—	60	6.3	—	—	14.5	—	[43]
Bamboo particles	30	—	Alkaline treatment and maleic anhydride compatibilizer	—	47.60	—	72.5	4.5	—	—	[44]
Bamboo fiber	40	—	Dopamine hydrochloride and alkaline treatment		39.51	2.17	64.25	4.53	8.43	—	[45]
Bamboo fiber	0–60	30	Esterified maleic anhydride	10	35	3.058	—	—	—	—	[49]
Bamboo particle	0–50	20	Tannic acid-crosslinked epoxidized soybean oil	0.5	65	1.7	—	—	6.3	6.5	[50]
Bamboo cellulose fiber	2	—	Alkaline, silane treatment	—	72	2.6	—	—	4.9	11	[51]
Bamboo cellulose nanowhiskers	1–4	3	Trimethoxy silane treatment	8	20	0.340	—	—	—	32	[52]
Bamboo char	0–4		Silane treatment		20	0.300				30	[53]
Bamboo cellulose nanowhiskers	2.5	—	Trimethoxy silane (A-189)	16	13	0.110	—	—	—	200	[54]
Bamboo cellulose nanowhiskers	0–4	2	Alkaline treatment	—	11	0.430	—	—	—	2.5	[55]
Bamboo micro-fibrils	0–50	40	Alkaline treatment	—	37	120	—	—	—	—	[56]
Ultrafine bamboo char	2.5	—	Alkaline treatment	15	65.36	1.012	—	—	16.05	5.36	[57]
Bamboo cellulose nanowhiskers	2.5	—	Triethoxyvinyl silane.	4	18.5	3.2	—	—	—	125	[58]
Ultrafine bamboo char	0–40	30	Untreated	—	14	0.550	—	—	21	2.5	[59]