Patent · US Expired

Method of making bamboo fiber and inorganic body

US6086804A · kind A · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

ASK CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Norihito Akiyama · Yokohama, JP
Shoichiro Irie · Yokohama, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 10, 1996
Grant date	Jul 11, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 10, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02W30/91
WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Bamboo fibers are utilized to serve as a reinforcing material and for manufacturing an inorganic molded body. In order to produce the bamboo fibers with excellent durability, in a first step bamboo material is compressed to be roughly crushed and in a second step the roughly crushed bamboo material is fiberized using a grinding machine. The moisture content of the bamboo material subjected to the first step is set to be more than 65%. After the completion of at least one of the first and second steps a drying step is taken so that the moisture content of the bamboo material is adjusted to within the range of 3 to 35%.

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