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Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 620: Changes in Temperature and Vapor-Pressure Behavior of Bamboo Scrimber in Response to Hot-Pressing Parameters Forests doi: 10.3390/f15040620 Authors: Ge Lu Li Hao Yang Lu Xu Li…

Some brands of bamboo toilet paper contain very little bambooZolga_F/Getty Images Eco-friendly toilet paper brands are selling bamboo loo roll containing as little as 3 per cent bamboo, according to UK consumer group…

1. IntroductionWoody products are already being developed and highly industrialized to replace unsustainable solutions, since bioresources such as wood and bamboo have presented versatile uses oriented to boost the bioeconomic…

1. IntroductionBamboo forests play a crucial role in global forest ecosystems, exhibiting substantial carbon sequestration capabilities and widespread distribution on the Earth. Du et al. estimated the total distribution area of bamboo…

3.1. Bamboo Housing in Latin AmericaThere are many bamboo species in Latin America; the one predominantly used for construction purposes is guadua angustifolia. In Colombia, the traditional method of building with bamboo is known as…

Airmen from the 505th Command and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field, Nellis Air Force Base, and Kirtland AFB executed the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center's first-ever C2-driven, live-fly and simultaneous live,…

1. IntroductionIn recent years, the global discourse on climate change and environmental conservation has been intensifying. In March 2023, the Synthesis Report of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) from the United Nations…

1. IntroductionBamboo exhibits rapid growth , a short rotation period , early maturation, and high yield, which are effective in reducing a country’s high dependence on foreign countries for wood resources. Bamboo is a traditional and…

Moso bamboo planted with mixed microbial fertilizers increased the SOC and MAOC content, with no significant change in POC (Figure 5, Table 2). A possible reason for this result is the biochemical properties of the organic fertilizers.…

3.1. Physical and Mechanical PropertiesAs water boiling time increased, the bamboo strips gradually changed from light yellow to reddish-brown (Figure 3a). As treatment time increased, the color deepened. Additionally, after drying, the…

1. IntroductionLei bamboo (Phyllostachys praecox) is an economically effective bamboo species for bamboo shoots, characterized by its easy cultivation, fresh taste, and high yield . It is a fast-growing forest resource which can…

3.2. Mechanical Property Analysis of BPCsFigure 5 illustrates the effect of different BC additions on the mechanical properties of the BPCs. As shown in Figure 5a, BC significantly enhances the tensile strength and tensile elongation at…

1. IntroductionPhosphorus (P) is a vital nutrient essential for plant growth, development, and reproduction . Despite its abundance in soil, challenges arise due to the low solubility of mineral P and its fixation within iron complexes,…

The stock of the litter layer mainly depends on the amount of litterfall and its decomposition rate , which is affected by biological factors, abiotic factors, and plant characteristics . Under the same climatic conditions, the species…

The selection of appropriate variables for remote sensing is crucial for estimating forest diversity. Variables used as input parameters before modeling can be classified into three categories: spectral indices, vegetation indices, and…

Due to the lack of significant influence over time, studying the influence of temperature is important. Figure 8 shows the infrared absorption spectra of untreated and hydrothermally treated bamboo at different temperatures for 3 h at…

1. IntroductionSince the early 80s, there has been a continuous discussion on using vegetable fibers to create low-cost, sustainable fiber cement composite sheets in many parts of the world . This has been due to the never-ending health…

1. IntroductionThe Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) is an important forest resource widely distributed in southern China and has multiple benefits. Traditional bamboo forest harvesting follows a selective cutting method: “cutting the…

1. IntroductionThe search for sustainable materials is a priority due to the non-postponable concern about the impact of human activities on the environment, climate change, and social aspects . The high environmental impact caused by…

1. IntroductionAs China’s industrialization progresses, nitrogen deposition has been escalating, with levels in China now markedly surpassing the global average . This intensifying nitrogen deposition significantly influences plant…

1. IntroductionThe current difficult wood market situation, resulting from various factors, including increasing demand, low supply, high prices, uncontrolled deforestation, and protests against industrial forest logging by…

1. IntroductionBamboo is an important agroforestry and forest plant managed and utilized by rural communities in some countries in the Asia Pacific region, which can generate various benefits to meet social and environmental needs .…

1. IntroductionTo address global environmental concerns related to climate change, there is an increasing need for plant-based materials that can replace glass and plastics while also exhibiting CO2 storage effects. Bamboo, a widely…

3.1.1. Soil HMs ContentsThe pH values of soil samples showed that the D. brandisii stands mainly occurred in acidic and slightly acidic soil (Table 1). The mean contents of soil HMs in most quadrats were higher than the background…

1. IntroductionPlants typically develop different biomass accumulation and allocation patterns and phenotypic plasticity characteristics, indicative of their significant adaptive regulation of phenotypic plasticity and biomass…

1. IntroductionBamboo and wood resources are renewable carbon cycle materials, which can store carbon for a long time, so they can be used as an ideal material to mitigate the greenhouse effect . Due to extensive logging, wood resources…

1. IntroductionA wood–plastic composite is a type of material that is primarily made from agricultural and forestry waste, along with thermoplastic and thermosetting resins, and it is well-known for its excellent strength, hardness, and…

Antibiotics, as broad-spectrum antibacterial agents, have long served in the human, livestock, and poultry medical industries. As a result, many antibiotics have been detected in productive waters and aquatic environments . Norfloxacin…

The Equator Initiative announced the names of twenty-five local community groups to receive the Equator Prize 2012 in recognition of their outstanding contributions to sustainable development. The winners were selected from 812 nominations…

Read this story at the us on New Home Design Perspectives - Climate control - Sustainable editorial director Paul Taylor talks to architect John Bulcock about a solar chimney house in Kuala Lumpur.

Architectural Association School of Architecture student John Naylor has envisioned a new and sustainable future for suburbs of Haiti's capital Port au Prince, following the earthquake which devastated the country three years ago. Dubbed…

Staff, interns and volunteer park rangers remove invasive bamboo from a park in College Park, Maryland.

Ro Kumar had just finished college at UC -- Berkeley and was watching the documentary Plastic Planet when he came upon a stunning fact: Every piece of plastic ever created still exists today. Even worse, every human has plastic and BPA in…

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