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The effect of both the BC particle sizes and the usage amount of SS on the mechanical and adsorptive properties of the BC\/SS composites were investigated. The experimental results show that when the BC particle size is 270 \u03bcm and the mass ratio of BC to SS is equal to 10:5, the BC\/SS composite has the optimal foaming effect and best comprehensive properties. In addition, the foaming pores of the composite are caused by water vapor, which has difficulty escaping the BC because of the blockage of SS during the hot pressing process. In the BC\/SS composite (10:5), the static bending intensity and the compressive strength reach respectively 6.13 MPa and 5.5 MPa, and the average pore size and porosity are 557.85 nm and 52.03%, respectively. In addition, its formaldehyde adsorptionrate reaches 21.6%. In view of good mechanical properties, formaldehyde adsorption, and environmentally friendly performance, the BC\/SS composite has a great potential as a core layer of interior building materials.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma14102468","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,11]],"date-time":"2021-05-11T02:14:05Z","timestamp":1620699245000},"page":"2468","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Preparation of Plastics- and Foaming Agent-Free and Porous Bamboo Charcoal based Composites Using Sodium Silicate as Adhesives"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Weisheng","family":"Chai","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Engineering, Zhejiang A&amp;F University, Hangzhou 311300, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Liang","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Engineering, Zhejiang A&amp;F University, Hangzhou 311300, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wenzhu","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Engineering, Zhejiang A&amp;F University, Hangzhou 311300, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Min","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Engineering, Zhejiang A&amp;F University, Hangzhou 311300, China"},{"name":"Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jingda","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Engineering, Zhejiang A&amp;F University, Hangzhou 311300, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wenbiao","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Engineering, Zhejiang A&amp;F University, Hangzhou 311300, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"191","DOI":"10.1016\/j.biortech.2014.01.120","article-title":"Organic and inorganic contaminants removal from water with biochar, a renewable, low cost and sustainable adsorbent-a critical review","volume":"160","author":"Mohan","year":"2014","journal-title":"Bioresour. 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