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Bamboo: The Next Source of Renewable Energy?

By Wiley
July 3, 2023

A tool with constraints is presently available for selecting the most suitable bamboo types for various bioenergy production procedures.
” We performed a review of energy conversion techniques for bamboo biomass and found that bioethanol and biochar are the main items obtained,” said very first author Zhiwei Liang, of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science. “Since the chemical structure of bamboo varies throughout various types, future research efforts should concentrate on gathering a more extensive collection of quantitative information for picking types useful for decreasing biomass pre-treatment time and cost.”
Recommendation: “Potential use of bamboo resources in energy value-added conversion technology and energy systems” by Zhiwei Liang, András Neményi, Gergő Péter Kovács and Csaba Gyuricza, 21 June 2023, GCB Bioenergy.DOI: 10.1111/ gcbb.13072.

A new article posits that bamboo is a promising resource for sustainable energy due to its fast growth rate and capacity to soak up carbon dioxide, along with the possible to be processed into bioethanol, biogas, and other bioenergy items.
A new article released in the journal GCB Bioenergy checks out why bamboo could be a sustainable, environmentally friendly renewable energy source that might work as an alternative to nonrenewable fuel sources.
The authors highlight bamboos rapid growth, its efficiency in carbon dioxide absorption, and its ability to contribute considerable quantities of oxygen to the environment.
They describe various procedures– such as fermentation and pyrolysis– that can be performed to convert its raw material into bioethanol, biogas, and other bioenergy items.