The carbonization of five Malaysian bamboo species, namely Bambusa vulgaris, Dendrocalamus asper, Gigantochloa hasskarliana, levis, and Schizostachyum brachycladum, was conducted to investigate the charcoal properties compare quality produced based on proximate analysis. Carbonization at 750 °C using a modified Iwasaki steel drum kiln successful for all species. Bamboo morphological features va...