PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shell ginger board which can be appropriately used for a tatami core etc., its manufacturing method, and a tatami mat (ginger shell tatami mat) using the shell ginger board.;SOLUTION: A mixture of the leaves and stalks of squeezed and dried shell ginger is crushed into a shape like a strip of paper with a length of 3-80 mm and a width of 0.1-8 mm, mixed after the addition of a thermosetting resin adhesive, subsequently, molded into a mat shape, and thermally pressed to be molded into the board 3. Thermal pressing steps comprises: a first thermal pressing step of performing thermal pressing by making a distance D between a pair of hot platens smaller in dimension than the thickness T1 of the board capable of being finally obtained through the thermal pressing steps, through the use of a hot press unit for thermally pressing a raw material in the state of sandwiching it between the pair of hot platens; a restoration step of restoring the thickness of the raw material up to T1 or above by making the distance D greater in dimension than the thickness T1; and a second thermal pressing step of molding the board by thermally pressing the raw material, the thickness of which is restored, on such a condition that the thickness finally reaches T1.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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