Bamboo Mat Board (India) / Final Technical Report

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dc.contributor.authorIndia Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-18T14:54:58Z
dc.date.available2012-07-18T14:54:58Z
dc.date.issued1993
dc.description.abstractThe principal objective of the project, i.e., to develop appropriate technologies for the production of good quality, lower priced bamboo mat board, has been achieved. This development has resulted in the revival of bamboo mat weaving particularly by tribal women in remote localities like Andaman Islands and Assam, leading to increased income to the households. An exhaustive review of research on bamboo composite production has been completed and annotated bibliography produced. A modified phenolic resin adhesive has been developed, standardised and method of resin application evolved which has resulted in reduction of resin requirement for bamboo mat board production by 75%. A low cost adhesive in which phenol is replaced to the extent of 40% by chemical waste (black liquor from bagasse based paper mills) has been developed and its efficacy demonstrated. The technologies for resin application, preservative treatment, mat conditioning and application of releasing agent have been refined resulting in cost and quality optimisation. Innovative test methods to determine properties of bamboo mat board have been worked out and potential of this material for substituting wood in such critical sectors as housing, grain storage, packaging and transport have been demonstrated. In service evaluation in these applications is in progress. Clear indications have become available of the ecological (reduction of pressure on forests for prime timber) and socio-economic (improved access to employment and increased income to rural households, especially women) benefits of this product. As production and marketing have just started, it is however, too early to make detailed impact assessment.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (126 p. : ill.)en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/49810
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectINDIAen
dc.subjectBAMBOOen
dc.subjectWOOD PRODUCTSen
dc.subjectNEW PRODUCTSen
dc.subjectNEW MATERIALSen
dc.subjectAPPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGYen
dc.subjectPRODUCT DEVELOPMENTen
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FACTORSen
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERen
dc.subjectMEANS OF PRODUCTIONen
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIESen
dc.subjectSOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTen
dc.titleBamboo Mat Board (India) / Final Technical Reporten
dc.typeIDRC Final Reporten
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.number890228
idrc.project.titleBamboo Mat Board (India) - Phase Ien
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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