Q1 What is the Bamboo charcoal different from  
      Bincho Wood charcoal？		  
Q2 How to identify white charcoal and black  
      charcoal？		  
Q3 The utilization and quality of BC？
  
Q4 What is the difference between Bamboo fiber
　　 and Nano bamboo fiber
  
Q5 Is BC fiber dyeable？
  
Q6 What is BC fiber different from bamboo fiber
  
Q7 What is the process of Bamboo essential 　　(vinegar)？  
Q8 How to identify real bamboo charcoal textile 　　products？
  
Q9 What is CAS license and relation to BC 　　textile？
  
   
 
   
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Q1  What is the Bamboo charcoal different from Bincho Wood charcoal？
Bamboo charcoal(BC):BC was made of 4~5 years old bamboos and through many process of charcoalisation with a heat over 450~950°C. The high quality BC should be burned in a soil kiln with nature fire source as bamboo sticks, harmless wood sticks. And the surface of BCis appearing a gloss of metal, and issue sound of tinkle by rapping.

Bincho (wood) charcol: It’s the best one of the White (wood) Charcoals which made in Japan, and was made of 30~40 years old woods of maple family which had a high hardness, and burned the maple with heat over 1000~1200°C.

  
 
 
 
 
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Q2 How to identify white charcoal and black charcoal？  
     

The white charcoal was adopted high hardness plant and burned over 1000-1200°C. Normally, it was cool down out of kilns and covered a layer of white powder for extinguishing.

The black charcoal was made of softer hardness plant and burned over 400-700°C. It is cool down in kilns and extinguishing naturally. The appearance is black color. Bamboo charcoal is belonged to black one.

 
 
 
 
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Q3 The utilization and quality of BC？    

Refined level
temperature
utalizaton
Refined level
　　0～1 　over 900°C For cooking with food and water; improve taste of food & drinks 　　0～6
　　1～2 　800°C~900°C For drinking water 　　0～6
　　2～5 　700°C~800°C For food additive 　　2～5
　　5～7 　600°C~700°C For deodorization 　　0～8
　　7～8 　500°C~600°C For bathing, air & water filter 　　0～8
　　8～9 　400°C~500°C For tool of food container 　　0～6
　　9 　under 400°C For keeping fresh of food 　　0～6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Q4 What is the difference between Bamboo fiber and Nano bamboo fiber  

There are two kinds of BC fiber in the market.

1) The first is pure BC fiber created by Taiwan Textile Research Institute.
It's used nanotech to mill bamboo charcoal powder into 300 nm and were combined with Polyester or nylon. It can release the Far Infrared Ray without adding any F.I.R mineral stone, when receive heat from environment, and also keep all BC characters. The color of BC fiber is black (BC nylon) and deep gray (BC polyester). The quantity contained of BC is higher.

2) The second is called Nano charcoal fiber and also seen often in market.
The F.I.R radiation rate of Nano charcoal fiber can not reach 80% as only by Bamboo charcoal. It was added F.I.R mineral stone to enhance radiation rate of Far Infrared Ray, Due to the melting gate of BC powder with Polyester is still a patent of T.T.R.I.. Nevertheless, the different F.I.R mineral stones may contain some un-known radiation rays and magnetic waves, and we still have no idea about them. It's color is light gray.

  
     
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Q5　Is BC fiber dyeable？    
      The porous structure of BC may be filled by colouring agents to reduce the abilities of deodorization, moisture controlling. But we can use weaving skill to enhance it’s color as double side BC clothes (one side is BC fiber and the other side is colorful fiber), or skill of crossing weaving.  
 
 
 
     
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Q6 What is BC fiber different from bamboo fiber    
      BC fiber was made of Bamboo charcoal which were burned in a soil kiln with heat over 800℃. (*The temperature in a soil kiln can not reach 1000℃.And the electric kiln can reach this high temperature, but the organic material insided the bamboo charcoal were destroyed. Those are responsible for neutralization of chemical odor*) Then, the BC was milled into nano size to melt with nylon or polyester to get the BC polyester chips, and through the process of drawn to get the BC fiber. The BC fiber keeps the function of BC as deodorization, moisture balance, F.I.R releasing which is good at improving blood circulation, warm up, enhancing flavor of foods and drinks.
The BC can not kill the germ, but offer a dry place which the micro creatures are not easy to grow up and also dislike for living in. Normally, we may add some nano-silver (nano-gold) or photo-catalyst to be agents of antiseptic.
There are two kinds of BC fiber in the market. One is pure BC fiber (BC powder + polyester)and another one is BC nano fiber(BC powder + F.I.R mineral stone + polyester). There are many test reports for BC products now.		  
 
 
     

Bamboo fiber:

Bamboo fiber was made of raw bamboo plant fiber. At first, Bamboo was cooked until soften, and then extract raw bamboo fiber by chemical acid liquid. To make raw bamboo fiber into textile fiber as same as cotton, the process of making Bamboo fiber had made a lot of water pollution. That is why it is only made in China now. If the new tech of fiber extraction is discovered, it could be a new nature star of textile industry. The manufacture declaimed it is good at deodorization, antiseptic, cool down.

  
 
 
     
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Q7 What is the process of Bamboo essential (vinegar)？  
The farmers collected smoke from bamboo charcoal kiln during temperature of 80~150°C and cooled down and kept stable for 3~6 months. The liquid would be separated into 3 layers by time naturally. The upper is light bamboo tar, middle is raw bamboo essential and bottom is bamboo tar、 impurities, and then, distilled raw bamboo charcoal to get pure bamboo charcoal without bamboo tar. According to bamboo charcoal experts, the bamboo essential may contain poison when heat over 150°C. It is used for antiseptic, insect repel, soil reconstructed, bathing....  

 
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Q8 How to identify real bamboo charcoal textile products？  
      The original colors of bamboo charcoal fibers are black (Nylon BC fiber) 、deep gray (Polyester BC fiber) 、light gray (Nano charcoal fiber), It's color will not fade when be washed or rubbed, if that it should be a fake BC product. To color BC fiber may affects the functions of BC , and we can use weave skill to make it colorful. The BC fiber can also be identified by it's Far Infrared Ray. We may put a cigarette on BC textile for 10 Seconds, the taste of cigarette would be lighter. Or to put the wine (any alcohol drinks) on BC textile for few minutes., this can reduce taste of bitter and pungent and hot. Otherwise, it should be a fake one or made of low quality BC. The high quality BC textile have a smooth surface. There are some businessman only using few BC fiber in part of products to cost down. And this may also reduce BC's functions.  
 
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Q9 What is CAS license and relation to BC textile？  
     The CAS license was issued by the Taiwan Agricultural commission. The processes of making bamboo charcoal and source of bamboo should meet to The CAS requirement to guarantee quality. The authorization and test of textile objects are belong to Taiwan Textile Research Institute. Those are different things. CAS license guarantees only agricultural products, and T.T.R.I test reports guarantees textiles.  
 
 
     
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