Keisuke Kojiro Author

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Changes in the Crystalline and Amorphous Components of Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys Pubescens) with Increasing Age as Determined by X-Ray Diffraction and Microscopic Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

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Tomoaki Kiryu, Tsunehisa Miki , Masako Seki, Keisuke Kojiro and Yuzo Furuta

The crystalline and amorphous components qualities of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) at various ages (43 days to 9 years) were measured by X-ray diffraction and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The crystal size, lattice spacing, microfibril angle and crystallinity remained almost constant during aging process. In addition, several infrared absorption peaks due to lignin became more distinct in the period that had been reported in previous study as the lignin content increased, and after the components ratio became constant, some peaks due to lignin became broader and shifted to lower wave number. In the previous study, using the samples taken from the same bamboo culms as the culms in this paper, the possibility was suggested that the degree o... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2327-4417.1000166

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