Journal of Bamboo and Rattan

Characterization and property evaluation of low-cost electrically conductive bamboo charcoal from Dendrocalamus sericeus Munro.

Authors

  • Koranat Narkpiban

    Author
  • Piangkhwan Kruapoo

    Author
  • Rangsan Koodsamrong

    Author
  • Chaiyasit Keawcharoon

    Author
  • Najjapak Sooksawat

    Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55899/09734449/jbr022102

Keywords:

adsorption, bamboo, charcoal, electrical conductivity, fuel

Abstract

Bamboo (Dendrocalamus sericeus Munro) is fast-growth plant with abundant biomass for conversion to fuel and various uses, including insulation and electronic applications. Bamboo charcoal produced in a low-cost  furnace was separated into bamboo coal with electrical conductivity (bamboo coal 1) and without electrical conductivity (bamboo coal 2), subjected to proximate analysis and evaluation of adsorption and fuel properties. In addition, structural properties were studied based on surface area analysis using the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) and Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH) methods, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Xray diffraction (XRD). Of the two bamboo coal types, bamboo coal 1 with electrical conductivity had better adsorptive properties, such as a greater iodine number value (240 mg g-1), while the BET and the BJH methods  showed that the surface area was 36.653 m² g-1 with a pore volume of 0.052 cm3g-1and a pore size of 15.292 Å. In addition, it was better for use as a deodorant and as a solid fuel for cooking with a longer total burning time (81 min). Bamboo coal 2 had lower moisture (5.75%), and ash (6.56%) contents, with a higher heating value (6913 kcal kg-1), indicating that bamboo coal 2 was good for deodorant usage and could have potential for development as an insulator with a hydrophobic and fire-retardant 
coating material. Bamboo coal 1 had a graphite crystalline structure and could have potential with additional further  graphene development for electronic uses.

Author Biographies

  • Koranat Narkpiban

     Department of Innovation of Health and Beauty, 
     Faculty of Science and Technology, 
     Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-Ok,
     Bangpra, Chonburi, 20110, Thailand

  • Piangkhwan Kruapoo

    Department of Science and Mathematics, 
     Faculty of Science and Technology, 
     Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-Ok,
     Bangpra, Chonburi, 20110, Thailand

  • Rangsan Koodsamrong

     Department of Agricultural Engineering and Technology,
     Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 
     Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-Ok,
     Bangpra, Chonburi, 20110, Thailand

  • Chaiyasit Keawcharoon

    Center of Excellence in Agricultural Machinery, 
     Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 
     Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-Ok,
     Bangpra, Chonburi, 20110, Thailand

  • Najjapak Sooksawat

    Center of Excellence in Agricultural Machinery, 
     Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 
     Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-Ok,
     Bangpra, Chonburi, 20110, Thailand

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30-05-2025 — Updated on 30-05-2025

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Characterization and property evaluation of low-cost electrically conductive bamboo charcoal from Dendrocalamus sericeus Munro. (2025). Journal of Bamboo and Rattan, 22(1), 8-16. https://doi.org/10.55899/09734449/jbr022102

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