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Airponic
Plant Propagating System
The Airponic
plant propagating system, managed by the Maravilla Enterprises Inc.
in Sta Barbara Iloilo, is the first and only of its kind in Asia.
It is a computer-controlled greenhouse that accelerates the growth
of bamboo in an oxygen-rich and soil-less environment where the plant's
root zone is suspended in a growing chamber and intermittently pulse-misted
with a nutrient solution. The giant bamboos grown in this system have
developed an extensive root system and its shoot development is relatively
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Bamboo
Surfboards
Bamboo
Surfboards Australia, a bamboo surfboard company based at Byron
Bay, New South Wales, Australia, is manufacturing ”state of the
art” surfboards. They use bamboo as the distinctive component of
their surfboards. The Company, which was founded in 1999, also uses
bamboo for other sporting equipment such as skateboards, surf skis
and the like.
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Industrial
Charcoal and Light Distillate (Vinegar)
In
Japan, a method of producing industrial charcoal from thick-walled
bamboo species has been developed. Likewise, the technology in the
production of the transparent distillate produced from the process
of carbonization known as "bamboo vinegar" was also developed.
Bamboo charcoal purifies and deodorizes water, keeps food fresh,
and maintains soil alkalinity. It also generates infrared rays that
help in the restoration of blood circulation. The light distillate
(vinegar), which is produced by destructive distillation of bamboo
in charcoal making, has multifarious high-value uses. It can be
used as treatment for allergies and sore throat and as antiseptic.
It is also now used as a modern source/component in making bathroom
deodorizer and hair conditioner.
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Kawayan
Tile Maker (KTM) Machine
Engr.
Jose A. Zafaralla and Dr. Stanley C. Malab of Mariano Marcos State
University (MMSU) in Batac, Ilocos Norte developed a machine for processing
bamboo butts into solid flat bamboo tiles. The machine has five major
operations with only one source of power: (1) crosscutting, (2) knot
removing, (3) width sizing, (4) thickness sizing, and (5) tile length
cutting. It has also a minimum workspace requirement of nine sq. m.
It can produce ecofriendly tiles of 20-30 mm wide x 10 mm thick x
100 mm long in 25 seconds with a precision of 86-92%.
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