Authors
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Yalan Yan
Synergetic Extreme Condition High-Pressure Science Center, State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Bo Wang
Institute for Interdisciplinary Biomass Functional Materials Studies, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Straw-Based Functional Materials, Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun 130052, People’s Republic of China
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Xin Zhang
Institute for Interdisciplinary Biomass Functional Materials Studies, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Straw-Based Functional Materials, Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun 130052, People’s Republic of China
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Xu Zeng
Institute for Interdisciplinary Biomass Functional Materials Studies, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Straw-Based Functional Materials, Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun 130052, People’s Republic of China
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Jian Zhu
Synergetic Extreme Condition High-Pressure Science Center, State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Xiaoe Wang
Institute for Interdisciplinary Biomass Functional Materials Studies, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Straw-Based Functional Materials, Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun 130052, People’s Republic of China
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Yan Li
Institute for Interdisciplinary Biomass Functional Materials Studies, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Straw-Based Functional Materials, Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun 130052, People’s Republic of China
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Shuang Ding
Institute for Interdisciplinary Biomass Functional Materials Studies, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Straw-Based Functional Materials, Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun 130052, People’s Republic of China
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Hong Zhang
Institute for Interdisciplinary Biomass Functional Materials Studies, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Straw-Based Functional Materials, Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun 130052, People’s Republic of China
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Bo Ren
Institute for Interdisciplinary Biomass Functional Materials Studies, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Straw-Based Functional Materials, Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun 130052, People’s Republic of China
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Xiaodong Yang
Institute for Interdisciplinary Biomass Functional Materials Studies, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Straw-Based Functional Materials, Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun 130052, People’s Republic of China
Keywords:
Bio-composites, Corn stalk, Pleurotus ostreatus substrate, Mechanical property, Water resistance
Abstract
Corn straw-based board has great potential for the protection of forest resources, waste recycling, and sustainable economic development. However, corn stalk-based board has poor mechanical properties due to its short fiber length and poor water resistance because of the presence of numerous hydrophilic hydroxyl functional groups in its structure. Natural mycelium originating from waste Pleurotus ostreatus substrate is a hydrophobic bio-adhesive. In the present study, formaldehyde-free corn stalk/P. ostreatus substrate bio-composites were prepared using the hot-pressing technique without the addition of any chemical adhesive. The mechanical properties and water resistance of the prepared bio-composites were excellent. The highest internal bonding strength (IBS) of 2.16 MPa and the minimum thickness swelling (TS) of 18.3% were observed, which are beyond the national standards for particleboard in China. These bio-composites were prepared using a simple, green, and convenient manufacturing method to promote their popularization and application. The method may, therefore, be used as a novel technical measure to resolve the problem of overuse of forestry resources and waste disposal.
