Dendrocalamus giganteus is a kind of sympodial bamboo species with high value of development and utilization.In order to evaluate the possibility of the bamboo species for pulping in paper making,the chemical composition in culm of bamboo were analyzed.High content of holocellulose and low content of lignin were found in D.giganteus,which basically meet the requirements of paper making,belonging to high quality material.However,the contents of ash and benzene-ethanol extractive in D.giganteus culm were relatively higher than that of other fibrous raw materials,they were unevenly distributed in different part of bamboo culm,and thus the more chemicals and treatment time were required in pulping process.
Dendrocalamus giganteusbamboo culmchemical compositionpulping and papermaking