Development of high speed bamboo lactobacilli powdering machine aimed for bamboo forest renovation

Abstract

We developed high speed bamboo powdering machine in the consideration of using regional biomass material to revive the desolated bamboo forests. Bamboo powder size is about 300 μm, has a porous hole, living lactobacilli. These powders can be used as a useful agricultural material initially, and also can extend the use for foods and industrial product. The market price of bamboo powder is now 300 yen/kg, and the gross profit by using the developed machine with the production ability 300 tons will be 1.36 million yen with the selling price of 200 yen/kg and annual production of 50 tones. The machine price of 15 million yen will be depreciated within two years when the annual production is 100 tons because of the gross profit of 7.47 million yen. We intend to activate regional economics by organizing new business through vitalize the use of regional biomass resources. It will be possible to develop the machine installed on the truck and to realize the operation of bamboo powder machining at the forest road with applying the mobile mechanism.