Evaluation of different bamboo species for charcoal production
Research Type
Departmental Research
Experiment Background
Perennial grasses with large woody stem or culm belonging to subfamily Bambusoidae under family Poaceae is taxonomically known as bamboo mainly growing in temperate and tropical parts of the world. Bamboos have multiple utilizations (including building materials, medicinal ingredients, nutritious vegetables and animal feed stocks) depending on bamboo species, bamboo types, plant parts and growing regions of a country. Apart from these bamboo can be leading plant material in bio-energy sectors. Bamboo charcoal prepared from the biomass of the different bamboo species.
Charcoal is a solid fuel used for heating and cooking that is created through the process of carbonisation, which is a process where complex carbon substances such as wood or other biomass are broken down through a slow heating process into carbon and other chemical compounds. Charcoal prepared from bamboo biomass having higher adsorbtivity than wood which will applicable in different purification, absorption, preservation, processing and healthcare products. Nearly about 70000 tons of bamboo charcoal used by America and more than 50000 tons used by Japan every year (Qisheng et al., 2003). Looking to the wide range of uses, applicability and emphasis on bio-energy products present experiment taken entitled “Evaluation of different bamboo species for charcoal production” with following objectives.
Experiment Group
Forestry
Unit Type
(02)EDUCATION UNIT
Unit
(61)COLLEGE OF FORESTRY (NAU, NAVSARI)
Department
(2360)SILVICULTURE AND AGROFORESTRY, COF, NAU, NAVSARI
BudgetHead
(352/12029/00)352/01/REG/04205
Objective
To evaluate different bamboo species for charcoal production
To analyze the quality of charcoal from different bamboo species.
Season
Not season specific
Location Unit Type
(02)EDUCATION UNIT
Location Unit
(61)COLLEGE OF FORESTRY (NAU, NAVSARI)
Location Department
(2360)SILVICULTURE AND AGROFORESTRY, COF, NAU, NAVSARI