Characteristics of thermal decomposition of bamboo with different chemical additives

Abstract

By means of the analysis of TG-DSC curves, we studied the effect of temperature and several additives, i.e., H₂SO₄, HCl, NaOH, H₂O₂ and H₃PO₄ on the performance of the thermal decomposition of bamboo. The results indicated that the weightlessness of pure bamboo powder may be divided into three stages, up to 700°C. At each stage, the effect of each chemical additive on the weightlessness rate of bamboo was different. In the end, we analyzed the function of additives in practical applications of the thermal decomposition of bamboo.

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