Preparation and performance of fluorescent transparent bamboo

In this study, the fluorescent transparent bamboo (FTB) with exceptional fluorescent performance was innovatively developed by adding fluorescent powder. The bamboo strips with a thickness of 1-mm were delignified and impregnated with epoxy resin. Then different amounts of fluorescent powder were added during the treatment. The comparison test results showed that, when the added amount of fluorescent powder was 2 wt% of epoxy resin mass, the overall properties of FTB were the best, illustrating the light transmittance of 77.3 %, haze of 56.4 %, tensile strength of 72.5 MPa, and relatively long luminescent time. The FTB prepared by this method possessed certain durability of optical properties, good thermal dimensional stability and the thermal conductivity was as low as 0.186 W m−1 K−1. FTB has good hydrophobicity, that is, waterproof performance. It can be used for furniture, skirting and other building decoration materials.