Proximate analysis of bamboo culm and wood carbonized at low temperatures: A comparative study

To obtain basic data for further use of bamboo culms and wood as eco-friendly bioenergy resources, the proximate analysis Dendrocalamus giganteus, D. asper, Bambusa vulgaris, Gigantochloa apus, Phyllostachys pubescens, Pinus densiflora, Quercus variabilis carbonized at 200 to 320 °C 40 intervals was undertaken. Proximate moisture content, ash volatile matter, fixed carbon content performed according JIS M 8812 (2004) with 60-mesh powder. Carbonized showed higher than wood, whereas had a bamboo. At all temperatures, giant highest content. In contents increased increasing carbonization temperature, substances decreased.