Bamboo charcoal is made up of pieces of bamboo, which are taken from plants five years or older and burned inside an oven at temperatures over 800 to 1200 °C. It benefits environmental protection by reducing pollutant residue. It is an environmentally functional material that has excellent absorption properties.[~Bamboo charcoal is made up of pieces of bamboo, which are taken from plants five years or older and burned inside an oven at temperatures over 800 to 1200 °C. It benefits environmental protection by reducing pollutant residue. It is an environmentally functional material that has excellent absorption properties.

　　Bamboo charcoal has a long history in China and has been documented as early as 1486 during the Ming dynasty in Chuzhou Fu Zhi.Later, it was also mentioned in the Qing dynasty during the reigns of the Kangxi, Qianlong and Guangxu emperors.