Authors
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Ku Nur Azwa Ku Aizuddin
Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Kok-Song Lai
Abu Dhabi Women’s College, Higher Colleges of Technology, 41012 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1887-2232
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Nadiya Akmal Baharum
Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1732-8577
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Wilson Thau Lym Yong
Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, UMS Road, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8431-8486
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Lau Ngi Hoon
Greenworld Bamboo Sdn Bhd, Sunway Giza Mall, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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Mohd Zahir Abdul Hamid
Greenworld Bamboo Sdn Bhd, Sunway Giza Mall, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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Wan Hee Cheng
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, INTI International University, Persiaran Perdana BBN, Putra Nilai, Nilai 71800, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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Janna Ong Abdullah
Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8280-5923
Keywords:
Bamboo, Bioenergy, Biofuel, Malaysia
Abstract
Energy consumption in human society has increased as more energy supplies are required to meet the needs of the world’s growing population. However, there is a major concern about fulfilling energy demand while reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Bamboo-based biomass has great potential for use as a raw material for the production of biofuels and bioenergy. Bamboo possesses excellent fuel qualities that can be converted into solid, liquid, and gaseous biofuels. Hence, the cultivation and harvesting operations must be performed efficiently to ensure that the availability of this biomass is sufficient to meet the demand for biofuel production. Several studies have shown that the micropropagation technique has increased bamboo production and that proper bamboo plantation management can benefit both the environment and society. Nevertheless, there are several challenges in bamboo cultivation and biofuel production, such as environmental impact from land management and economic risk from the industrial supply chain. Bamboo-producing countries, including Malaysia, have initiated several policies to propose strategies for sustaining the bamboo industry.