Published in Scientific Bulletin. Series F. Biotechnologies, Vol. XXIV
Written by Davide VITALI, Ricuţa-Vasilica DOBRINOIU
The text is the result of four years of study and experimentation on giant bamboo, of which over 2000 hectares have been planted in Italy from 2015 to today. A small experimental cultivation has been present since 2016 at the UASVM Bucharest. More than 30 million hectares of bamboo are grown worldwide. For the characteristics of its wood and for the abundance and continuity of production, it is to be considered one of the fundamental resources that Europe can draw on for an industrial turn towards the sustainability of materials. Bamboo finds application in many supply chains and makes it possible to create products with a negative C02 rate. Having overcome the initial diffidence for something that does not belong to European culture and tradition, with our pioneering activity we have found that, with the appropriate care and the right techniques, the plant can thrive in the temperate areas of our continent exactly as it thrives on them latitudes of China. Planted once, it produces oxygen, food and sustainable raw materials for about 100 consecutive years. The researches that were the basis of the preparation of the present paper aimed, on the one hand, the increase of the aerial biomass production realized by the giant bamboo plants with the age of 4 years at the surface unit, the dynamics of the sequestration of the organic carbon from the atmosphere, but also the improvement of the physical characteristics ( moisture content) and resistance to mechanical actions of fibers, all against the background of practicing technological links as gentle with the environment. The results of the research have shown that this species is a viable alternative for reducing greenhouse gas emissions due to the ability to sequester large quantities of CO2 from the atmosphere, while also representing an excellent building material, due to the superior physical and mechanical properties of other woody species. Exactly what the world of the future needs.
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