Title:
Investigating the Chemical Properties and Suitability of Three Different Bamboo Species Grown on Contaminated Soil
Author(s):
Mthabela, Z., Bada, S.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
South Africa is ranked as the eighth largest global producer of wine, which makes a huge contribution to the South African economy. The wine production comes with its own undesirable contaminants that may lead to health issues from the contamination of soil and the water stream. In order to address this problem, three species of bamboo were planted in 2013 to neutralize the effluent soil of the winery in Vredendal, Western Cape, South Africa. The three species thrived under the Western Cape climate and helped in controlling soil erosion. In this study, the harvested matured bamboos were evaluated to establish their suitable and end applications. Three types of bamboo species were tested using full-grown plants, namely: Bambusa balcooa, Bambusa bambos and Dendrocalumus asper. The difference in the physicochemical properties of both bamboo planted in contaminated land (wine effluent) and uncontaminated soil were evaluated. All the analysis conducted were performed on different bamboo sections (bottom, middle, top and their blend) of the culm. The study had 54 samples consisting of three bamboo species that had to be prepared before analysis. The proximate analysis, calorific value, chemical compositions (cellulose, lignin and hemicellulose) and surface morphology of all the samples were determined.
Keywords:
bamboo, calorific value, cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, wine effluent
Topic:
Biomass Resources
Subtopic:
Biomass crops and energy grasses
Event:
27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
1BV.8.33
Pages:
231 - 235
ISBN:
978-88-89407-19-6
Paper DOI:
10.5071/27thEUBCE2019-1BV.8.33
Price:
FREE
