What is Bamboo Charcoal?

WHAT IS BAMBOO CHARCOAL?

In simple terms, bamboo charcoal is derived from bamboo. Most people are familiar with the charcoal used to barbeque, but few know what it is or how it’s made.

Charcoal is carbon created through a heating process that takes non-carbon material out of plant or animal matter.

It simply involves heating bamboo in a kiln to a specific temperature before removing the oxygen supply.

Bamboo Charcoal is produced from the rapidly growing moso bamboo. This type can grow two feet or more in a single day.

Due to the growth characteristics of moso bamboo. Millions of tiny holes are created and it is these tiny holes that ultimately give the resulting bamboo charcoal. These benefits have been enjoyed for more than five centuries in Asia.

Bamboo forests are widely planted throughout Asia, and due to the resurgence in the recognition of its benefits, many more acres are planted every day. And as bamboo takes only five years from seedling to mature plant, it will be readily available for all future generations.

With proper care, your bamboo charcoal product can last up to one year. After this, and because it is a 100% natural product, it can be recycled into the ecosystem.

Bamboo charcoal has a massive surface area to mass ratio, and a single gram of charcoal has as much as 600 square meters (or 717.6 square yards) of surface area.