Abstract:
Based on the calculation of the life cycle carbon footprint of two kinds of bamboo products, recombinant bamboo flooring and ordinary bamboo flooring, this paper analyzed the carbon emission reduction potential. The results showed that the carbon footprints of ordinary bamboo flooring and recombinant bamboo flooring were 30.722 8 and −70.385 7 kg CO
2 -eq·m
−3, respectively. The main carbon emission link of reconstituted bamboo flooring was the carbon emission of the processing process, which contributed 66.0% to the carbon footprint. The main emission link for ordinary bamboo flooring was the carbon emissions from accessories, which contributed 65.0% to the carbon footprint. The contribution of carbon emissions from transport to the carbon footprint of both types of bambo o flooring was low, within 7%. Under different emission reduction scenarios, the recombinant bamboo flooring had the largest carbon emission reduction under scenario 5 (setting the transport distance at 24 km and increasing the production efficiency by 15%), with a carbon footprint of −104.658 0 kg CO
2 -eq·m
−3 after emission reduction; ordinary bamboo flooring had the largest carbon emission reduction under scenario 6 (24km transport distance, 15% increase in production efficiency and 20% reduction in the use of additives), with a carbon footprint of −5.761 1 kg CO
2 -eq·m
−3. The above study could be used as a reference to determine the direction of emission reduction for bamboo enterprises.