| 摘要 |
<p>A rigid structural panel (10) made from the rinds of sugarcane, sorghum and similar grasses. The panel is formed of a pile of long, generally straight rind fiber-bundle strands (12) randomly oriented in generally parallel planes, each strand coated by a binder which connects it with other strands at many contact points (16) along its length to form voids (18). A method and apparatus for making such panel, the method including pressing a loose pile (58) of coated strands to a final thickness and curing to interconnect the strands, the curing step preferably including moving air through the pile as it moves and is pressed between a pair of perforated belts (48, 62).</p> |
