Cheng et al. (2026): Life cycle assessment of bamboo residue management pathways: Biochar and alternatives for carbon sequestration and circular economy
Hsiang-Wei Cheng, Sébastien Bonnet and Shabbir H. Gheewala, IN: Sustainable Production and Consumption, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2026.01.004
The increasing utilization of bamboo as a sustainable resource has driven the rapid expansion of bamboo-based industries, resulting in significant residue generation that is often managed unsustainably through open burning. This study presents a cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of four management scenarios: open burning (baseline), biochar-to-soil, biomass-to-energy, and pellet-to-energy based on a functional unit of 1000 t of bamboo residue treated.