Establishing Bamboo Charcoal Quality Evaluation Indicators in Taiwan

Abstract

In this paper, we attempt to establish bamboo charcoal quality evaluation indicators in Taiwan using the Delphi technique. After synthesizing expert opinions from 3 rounds of questionnaires, bamboo charcoal products were first divided into 8 major use categories: human diet, home healthcare, air purification, cosmetics and cleaning, crafts and ornaments, hi-tech material, agriculture (farming, forestry, fishing, and livestock), and fuel. Then under each use category, the essential evaluation indicators were selected from a total of 40 indicators and categorized into 4 evaluation criteria: material supply with 6 indicators, production technology with 8 indicators, product quality with 20 indicators, and marketing with 6 indicators. The results showed that human dietary use required the most at 29 important indicators, and while fuel use required the least at only 6 important indicators.