This study aims to further understand the effect of carbon structure on the physiochemical status of metals and thus its activity during volatile-char interactions. The chars with distinctly different carbon substrates prepared from the pyrolysis of pine sawdust at 400 and 1000°C were impregnated...

Ethanol extraction of lignocellulosic biomass under mild conditions has re-attracted considerable attention since a light-colored lignin with low molecular weight can be obtained. Unfortunately, the yield of isolated lignin for the ethanol extraction process is very limited. To enhance the...

Life cycle inventory (LCI) is the basis for calculating the environmental impacts of different products. The overall guidelines for data collection and other related aspects are standardized in ISO 14040 and 14044 standards. The importance of such studies is increasing due to the sustainability...

In order to explore the effect of high temperature heat-treatment on the machining properties of Pinus massoniana wood, the experiment were conducted on evaluating machining performance of masson pine wood untreated and treated at different temperatures according to LY/T 2054-2012 "Method for...

Production of particleboards is associated with volatile organic compounds emissions, many of which have odorous properties. The objective is to determine whether the odor emissions from the production, using spruce and aspen as raw material, comply with the local odor limit defined in a specific...

The paper investigates the CNC routering protocol by using advanced software for designing, simulation and processing wooden based materials, in order to obtain perforated decorations. The tests were performed on specimens made of three types of materials, namely spruce wood, poplar plywood and...

Context: Preliminary screening has been undertaken by woody species of Tamaulipan thornscrub for wood density and its utilization northeastern Mexico for different purposes and to find possible relationship of density with wood fibre characteristics. This technique can be used in the selection of...

A central composite design was used to optimise the yield and higher heating value (HHV) of the liquid fuel produced through ex-situ catalytic fast pyrolysis of pine wood. The variables were the temperature and loading of H-ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst. GC/MS, ¹H NMR and stability tests were undertaken...

The aim of the paper is to analyze the Romanian forest sector trade balance using the value of main imported and exported wood-based products. Also, an overview of the production, import and export of roundwood, sawnwood, secondary processed and paper industry products is presented. Two types of...

Recently, a nanoscale structuring effect on the wood surface after plasma treatment by diffuse coplanar surface barrier discharge was observed. This type of discharge was applied to the treatment of aspen (Populus tremuloides) and thermally modified aspen wood, and the effect of treatment time and...