Bamboo for the Future: From Traditional Use to Industry 5.0 Applications

作者：Zishan Ahmad, Ritu Kumari, Bilal Ahmad Mir, Taiba Saeed, Fatima Firdaus, Venkatesan Vijayakanth, Krishnamurthi Keerthana, Muthusamy Ramakrishnan, Qiang Wei · 发表于：Plants · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.3390/plants14193019 · 被引用次数：20 · 研究领域：Bamboo properties and applications、Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites、Advanced Cellulose Research Studies

Bamboo (subfamily Bambusoideae, Poaceae) ranks among the fastest-growing plants on Earth, achieving up to 1 m day−1, significantly faster than other fast growing woody plant such as Eucalyptus (up to 0.6 m day−1) and Populus (up to 0.5 m day−1). Native to Asia, South America and Africa, and cultivated on approximately 37 million ha worldwide, bamboo delivers multifaceted environmental, social, and economic benefits. Historically central to construction, handicrafts, paper and cuisine, bamboo has evolved into a high-value cash crop and green innovation platform. Its rapid renewability allows multiple harvests of young shoots in fast-growing species such as Phyllostachys edulis and Dendrocalamus asper. Its high tensile strength, flexibility, and ecological adaptability make it suitable for applications in bioenergy (bioethanol, biogas, biochar), advanced materials (engineered composites, textiles, activated carbon), and biotechnology (fermentable sugars, prebiotics, biochemicals). Bamboo shoots and leaves provide essential nutrients, antioxidants and bioactive compounds with documented health and pharmaceutical potential. With a global market value exceeding USD 41 billion, bamboo demand continues to grow in response to the call for sustainable materials. Ecologically, bamboo sequesters up to 259 t C ha−1, stabilizes soil, enhances agroforestry systems and enables phytoremediation of degraded lands. Nonetheless, challenges persist, including species- and age-dependent mechanica...