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6930946 
Journal Article 
INFLUENCE OF SOLVENT TREATMENT ON MOULD RESISTANCE OF BAMBOO 
Sun, F; Zhou, Y; Bao, B; Chen, A; Du, C; , 
2011 
Yes 
BioResources
ISSN: 1930-2126 
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV DEPT WOOD & PAPER SCI 
RALEIGH 
2091-2100 
WOS:000291559600089 
Bamboo timber is very vulnerable to mould fungi, a characteristic that is attributed to the rich sugar, starch, and protein present in bamboo. Solvents including cold water, hot water, benzene/ethanol, ethanol/ether, 1% NaOH, and 1% HCl can dissolve corresponding components from bamboo, which might be helpful to the resistance of bamboo against mould fungi. In order to study the relationship between surface nutrition and mildew of bamboo, mould resistances of bamboo blocks treated with different solvents were tested in the laboratory and field. Results showed that bamboo treated with cold water, hot water, benzene/ethanol or ethanol/ether had almost the same resistances with the controls against mould fungi, and the surfaces became covered with mycelium within 10 days in laboratory tests, and 5 weeks in field tests. 1% NaOH and 1% HCl were helpful to the mould resistance of bamboo, of which, 1% HCl treatments behaved the best, especially in the field tests.