Evaluation of different bamboo species for biochar 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 based biochar prepared from the biomass of the different bamboo species.
Biochar (BC) is a carbon rich product, synthesized through carbonization of biomass in an oxygen limited environment (Lehmann and Joseph, 2009), it has been recognized as a multifunctional material for energy and environmental applications. Biochar from bamboo biomass as feedstock has lot of advantages, it is a fast-growing material with high strength-weight ratio, it also has enormous potential for alleviating many environmental problems to which the world is facing today (Chen et al., 2017, Li et al., 2014). Biochar acts as a good porous carrier to support and host the distributed fine clay particles on the surface and within the pore matrix. Based on natural, environment friendly product and utility present experiment have been taken entitled “Evaluation of different bamboo species for biochar 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 biochar production
To analyze quality of biochar 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