India International Science Festival (IISF 2023) was organized during 17-20 January 2024 in Faridabad, Haryana.
- During the second day of this science festival on 18 Jan 2024, the Know-How Technology on “Bamboo Composites” was transferred to a well-known materials manufacturing company.
- The industrial product, bamboo composites, has been developed using environment friendly techniques by natural and versatile resource bamboo.
- It involves conversion bamboo to fibrous form without damaging the natural strength of bamboo fibers, coating of adequate pre-polymer, which is followed by compaction under appropriate heat and pressure to obtain a composite sample of the desired shape.
- Bamboo has been declared as grass and it proliferates rapidly with no stringent rules and regulations imposed for its growing, cultivation, propagation and cutting.
- Within 3-4 years, the bamboo gets matured and can be utilised for developing into bamboo composite, unlike teak wood, which requires 30-40 years to grow.
- Bamboo is also an excellent absorber of CO2 and releases oxygen in large amounts (approximately 35%) which helps to cure global warming.
- The bamboo composite product resembles teak wood with better durability & dimensional stability, high strength, density, mechanical strength, fire resistance, moisture resistance, and natural & aesthetic appearance.
