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Non-destructive wood identification using X-ray µCT scanning: which resolution do we need? [PDF]

open access: yesPlant Methods
Background Taxonomic identification of wood specimens provides vital information for a wide variety of academic (e.g. paleoecology, cultural heritage studies) and commercial (e.g. wood trade) purposes. It is generally accomplished through the observation
Sofie Dierickx   +5 more
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An interactive identification key for Atlantic Forest tree species based on macroscopic wood anatomy

open access: yesRodriguésia, 2021
The Atlantic Forest is considered a biodiversity hotspot because of its exceptional species richness, endemism, and habitat losses. Commercial logging, industrial forestry, and agriculture represent threats to the Atlantic Forest, and even though it has ...
Arno Fritz das Neves Brandes   +5 more
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WorldForestID: Addressing the need for standardized wood reference collections to support authentication analysis technologies; a way forward for checking the origin and identity of traded timber

open access: yesPlants, People, Planet, 2021
Societal Impact Statement Forest products are the most used inedible renewable resource, but supplies are finite. It is difficult to know which tree species are in wood products or where they come from.
Peter E. Gasson   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

X-ray Tomography Unveils the Construction Technique of Un-Montu’s Egyptian Coffin (Early 26th Dynasty)

open access: yesJournal of Imaging, 2022
The Bologna Archaeological Museum, in cooperation with prestigious Italian universities, institutions, and independent scholars, recently began a vast investigation programme on a group of Egyptian coffins of Theban provenance dating to the first ...
Fauzia Albertin   +8 more
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Timber identification of Autranella, Baillonella and Tieghemella in the taxonomically challenging Sapotaceae family

open access: yesPlant Methods, 2021
Background To enforce timber import laws and perform timber species identification, the identity of the botanical species must be well-defined. Since the Sapotaceae family is known as a taxonomically challenging family, we focus in this study on the four
V. Deklerck   +5 more
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Wood identification: an overview of current and past methods

open access: yesEstudos de Conservação e Restauro, 2021
Wood identification is an expertise vital in a variety of fields, from industry to art. Identification of the wood in works of art is usually underappreciated but it is as important as difficult. This article aims to provide heritage professionals with a brief overview of wood identification procedures available today, as well as, from an historical ...
Silva, José Luís   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Wood identification to combat illegal timber trade: the situation in Italy

open access: yesForest@, 2020
Fighting illegal timber trade is both a local and a global issue. The regulations in force to control timber trade recognize wood identification as a critical tool for enforcing and prosecuting cases of unauthorized or prohibited trade.
Crivellaro A, Ruffinatto F
doaj   +1 more source

The Identification of New Triterpenoids in Eucalyptus globulus Wood [PDF]

open access: yesMolecules, 2021
Eight polyhydroxy triterpenoid acids, hederagenin, (4α)-23-hydroxybetulinic acid, maslinic acid, corosolic acid, arjunolic acid, asiatic acid, caulophyllogenin, and madecassic acid, with 2, 3, and 4 hydroxyl substituents, were identified and quantified in the dichloromethane extract of Eucalyptus globulus wood by comparing their GC-retention time and ...
Lourenço, Ana   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Investigation into the deterioration of Castanopsis hystrix buried wood by anatomical, chemical and thermal analysis

open access: yesMaterials Research Express, 2022
Comparative studies of the anatomy and composition had been investigated to learn about the degradation characteristics of Castanopsis hystrix wood. Its chemical degradation was analyzed with wet chemical analysis, Fourier-transform infrared analysis, x ...
Gao Zhenzhong   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rapid Identification for the Pterocarpus Bracelet by Three-Step Infrared Spectrum Method

open access: yesMolecules, 2022
In order to explore a rapid identification method for the anti-counterfeit of commercial high value collections, a three-step infrared spectrum method was used for the pterocarpus collection identification to confirm whether a commercial pterocarpus ...
Zhi Jin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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