There have been recent attempts to revive the traditional production of handmade paper from the bark of the Coi (Streblus asper Lour.) tree in Thailand. A sheet sample of Coi handmade paper, made from the traditional production, was collected and examined microscopically for the first time....

In order to utilize finger-jointed rubberwood as raw material for the production of structural wood products, the finger joint efficiencies of rubberwood specimens taken from three factories in Thailand were evaluated. This study investigated the finger profile, modulus of rupture (MOR), and...

Thailand is one of the upcoming wood pellet exporters in the Southeast Asia region. Wood pellet production has been gradually increasing in Thailand; however, the recent trend is more rapid. Therefore, the objective of this study is to analyze the feedstock security for wood pellet production in...

Sawmills in Thailand demand an automatic approach to correctly detect rubberwood pith. This is a starting point to maximize the yield of slabs. Knowing the pith location at both end faces of a log makes it possible for a log scaler to turn the log to align both piths parallel to a bandsaw. Then,...

The efficiencies of single-stage anaerobic digestion (SSAD) and two-stage anaerobic digestion (TSAD) of desulfated skim latex serum (DSLS) using various rubber wood ash (RWA) loadings were investigated in this study. The experiments on batch processes showed that DSLS gave a higher yield (6-21%)...

Co-gasification of refuse derived fuel (RDF) and wood chips was experimented in the Nong Bua dual fluidised bed steam gasifier in Thailand. The effect of the mass of RDF pellets in the feed fuel (R/F ratio) was investigated on the performance of the entire process conditions and the product gas...

This study evaluated the performance of three sympodial bamboo species naturally growing in Thailand including Pai pa (Bambusa bambos (L) Voss), Pai lummarok (Bambusa longispiculata Gamble) and Pai seesuk (Bambusa blumeana Schultes) with respect to its use as alternative material for building...

The growth of fungi on the medium density fibreboard (MDF) were investigated for interior and furniture work that affect to health and construction plan. The encountered fungi were controlled by natural agents and evaluated according to Laboratory Manual for Wood decaying Fungi Protection, Thailand ...

In this study, we report the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from Morus alba or white mulberry leaf extract (MLE) and assess their antibacterial and anticancer potential. The GC-MS analysis of MLE confirmed the existence of phenolic compounds, serving as reducing, capping, and...

The results showed that 24 and 25 of 40 collected isolates of Phytophthora palmivora were resistant to metalaxyl and mancozeb, respectively with the 50% effective concentration (EC50) higher than 100 mg/L. Meanwhile, all isolates were resistant to fosetyl-al with EC50 higher than 1000 mg/L....