Charcoal Properties of Malaysian Bamboo Charcoal Carbonized at 750 °C
The carbonization of five Malaysian bamboo species, namely Bambusa vulgaris, Dendrocalamus asper, Gigantochloa hasskarliana, Gigantochloa levis, and Schizostachyum brachycladum, was conducted to investigate the charcoal properties and compare the quality of bamboo charcoal produced based on proximat...
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| description | The carbonization of five Malaysian bamboo species, namely Bambusa vulgaris, Dendrocalamus asper, Gigantochloa hasskarliana, Gigantochloa levis, and Schizostachyum brachycladum, was conducted to investigate the charcoal properties and compare the quality of bamboo charcoal produced based on proximate analysis. Carbonization at 750 °C using a modified Iwasaki steel drum kiln was successful for all bamboo species. Bamboo morphological features varied and basic density increased with culm height. A charcoal yield of more than 30% was recorded in all bamboo species except for B. vulgaris and D. asper. Charcoals made from D. asper and G. hasskarliana could serve as the alternative raw material for charcoal production in charcoal industries due to their low moisture, low volatile matter, low ash, and high fixed carbon content. All species had a mean gross calorific value between 24.4 and 29.2 MJ/kg. Among different culm sections, the bottom section produced the best quality charcoal. The charcoal quality from all species was of acceptable quality for domestic use. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d86a7ef5232e49e1b0a582ecbae932ea2023-06-27T15:57:15ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21262023-05-0118344134429631Charcoal Properties of Malaysian Bamboo Charcoal Carbonized at 750 °CNurhazwani Jarawi0Ismail Jusoh1Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak 94300 MalaysiaFaculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak 94300 MalaysiaThe carbonization of five Malaysian bamboo species, namely Bambusa vulgaris, Dendrocalamus asper, Gigantochloa hasskarliana, Gigantochloa levis, and Schizostachyum brachycladum, was conducted to investigate the charcoal properties and compare the quality of bamboo charcoal produced based on proximate analysis. Carbonization at 750 °C using a modified Iwasaki steel drum kiln was successful for all bamboo species. Bamboo morphological features varied and basic density increased with culm height. A charcoal yield of more than 30% was recorded in all bamboo species except for B. vulgaris and D. asper. Charcoals made from D. asper and G. hasskarliana could serve as the alternative raw material for charcoal production in charcoal industries due to their low moisture, low volatile matter, low ash, and high fixed carbon content. All species had a mean gross calorific value between 24.4 and 29.2 MJ/kg. Among different culm sections, the bottom section produced the best quality charcoal. The charcoal quality from all species was of acceptable quality for domestic use.https://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BRJ/article/view/22603carbonizationbamboo charcoal steel drum kilnproximate analysischarcoal quality |
| spellingShingle | Nurhazwani Jarawi Ismail Jusoh Charcoal Properties of Malaysian Bamboo Charcoal Carbonized at 750 °C BioResources carbonization bamboo charcoal steel drum kiln proximate analysis charcoal quality |
| title | Charcoal Properties of Malaysian Bamboo Charcoal Carbonized at 750 °C |
| title_full | Charcoal Properties of Malaysian Bamboo Charcoal Carbonized at 750 °C |
| title_fullStr | Charcoal Properties of Malaysian Bamboo Charcoal Carbonized at 750 °C |
| title_full_unstemmed | Charcoal Properties of Malaysian Bamboo Charcoal Carbonized at 750 °C |
| title_short | Charcoal Properties of Malaysian Bamboo Charcoal Carbonized at 750 °C |
| title_sort | charcoal properties of malaysian bamboo charcoal carbonized at 750 °c |
| topic | carbonization bamboo charcoal steel drum kiln proximate analysis charcoal quality |
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