Bamboo–An untapped plant resource for the phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated soils

F Bian, Z Zhong, X Zhang, C Yang, X Gai - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Phytoremediation is a green technology used for the remediation of heavy metal soils.
However, up to now, very few plants are known to be both hyperaccumulators and fast …

Carbon stocks in bamboo ecosystems worldwide: Estimates and uncertainties

JQ Yuen, T Fung, AD Ziegler - Forest Ecology and Management, 2017 - Elsevier
From a review of 184 studies on bamboo biomass for 70 species (22 genera) we estimate
plausible ranges for above-ground carbon (AGC) biomass (16–128 Mg C/ha), below-ground …

Environmental, social and economic sustainability of bamboo and bamboo-based construction materials in buildings

R Manandhar, JH Kim, JT Kim - Journal of Asian Architecture and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Bamboo is a natural building material that can be found in the tropical to mild temperate
regions. It has been used from ancient times for its natural strength and flexibility. The …

Bamboo as a nature-based solution (NbS) for climate change mitigation: biomass, products, and carbon credits

C Pan, G Zhou, AK Shrestha, J Chen, R Kozak, N Li… - Climate, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bamboo, a rapidly growing woody grass prevalent in pan-tropical zones, holds promising
potential as a nature-based solution (NbS) for climate change mitigation. In this systematic …

Material diets for climate-neutral construction

OB Carcassi, G Habert, LE Malighetti… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
The climate crisis is urging us to act fast. Buildings are a key leverage point in reducing
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but the embodied emissions related to their construction …

Sustainability and innovation of bamboo winding composite pipe products

M Chen, Y Weng, K Semple, S Zhang, X Jiang… - … and sustainable energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Bamboo Winding Composite Pipe (BWCP) is a novel product that reintroduces and
modernizes the use of bio-based pipes in below ground water reticulation infrastructure, and …

Degradation reduces greenhouse gas emissions while weakening ecosystem carbon sequestration of Moso bamboo forests

N Yuan, E Wang, S Lv, X Tang, T Wang, G Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys heterocycla cv. Pubescens) is well known for its high capacity
to sequester atmospheric carbon, which has a unique role to play in combating global …

[HTML][HTML] Potentials of bamboo and its ecological benefits in Nigeria

EJ Isukuru, AO Ogunkeyede, AA Adebayo… - Advances in Bamboo …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bamboo is a versatile resource with a long history of use in construction, paper production,
medicine, textiles, and food. It also offers ecological benefits such as carbon sequestration …

Experimental evaluation of fracture toughness of bamboo fiber reinforced high performance lightweight aggregate concrete

J Shi, Y Lu, R Zhu, Y Liu, Y Zhang, Q Lv - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
High performance lightweight aggregate concrete has become a popular topic for the
development of green concrete due to the incorporation of industrial waste, eg, fly ash and …

Ecosystem-level carbon storage and its links to diversity, structural and environmental drivers in tropical forests of Western Ghats, India

S Kothandaraman, JA Dar, S Sundarapandian… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Tropical forests are rich in biodiversity with great potential for carbon (C) storage. We
estimated ecosystem-level C stock using data from 70 forest plots in three major forest types …