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Trujillo, Eduardo - World Bamboo

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Energy content of natural fibres<br />

140<br />

120<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

0<br />

lignocellulosic<br />

fibres<br />

mat<br />

Applications<br />

energy ( MJ/kg)<br />

mat<br />

glass fibre carbon fibre<br />

Hemp can store about 0.75 kg of CO 2<br />

energy ( MJ/kg)<br />

per kg of fibres during growth<br />

Hemp releases 10 MJ/kg upon incineration (with energy recovery)<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Bamboo</strong> Congress – Antwerp Belgium April 10-15, 2012 24

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