This paper deals with the fabrication of short single bamboo fiber (BF) reinforced
biodegradable emulsion-type Poly-lactic Acid (PLA) resin environmentally-friendly
“green” composites. The “green” composite with BF loading from 15 to 75 mass %
were prepared by hot-press molding at conditions of constant temperature of 140
0
C,
pressures of 10 MPa, and time molding of 10 minutes. The effect of BF contents on
tensile and flexural properties was investigated. The measurement finding showed
that the tensile and flexural properties were affected by the BF content. The best
tensile and flexural properties were observed for the GC with 40 mass % BF content.
Morphological BF reinforced “green” composites have also been investigated. The
results obtained emphasize the applications of these fibers, as potential reinforcing
materials in biodegradable based or “green” composites