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Short communication: Basic wood density and moisture content of 14 shrub species under two different site conditions in the Chilean Mediterranean shrubland

Forest Systems, 2022
Aim of the study: The aim of this study is to provide information on species-specific basic wood density (g cm-3) and moisture content (%) in Mediterranean shrublands.
Erico Kutchartt, Jorge Gayoso, Javier Guerra, Francesco Pirotti, Daniele Castagneri, Tommaso Anfodillo, Yasna Rojas, Mark E. Olson, Martin Zwanzig   +8 more
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Assessing the antifungal efficacy of organic fungicides combined with inorganic salts for wood protection

Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment
Wood is a very useful construction material that has been used for many years in several applications. The organic composition of wood makes it vulnerable to several bio-deteriorating agents.
Jyoti Papola, Anil Kumar Sethy, R. Sundararaj, Rakesh Kumar   +3 more
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Impact of Wetting–Drying Cycles on the Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Wood Waste–Gypsum Composites [PDF]

, 2019
Large amounts of wood waste are generated each year in the world. In an attempt to identify a good recovery option for those residues, wood waste from construction and demolition works were used as raw materials in gypsum plasters.
Morales Conde, María Jesús, Pedreño-Rojas, M. Alejandro, Pérez Gálvez, Filomena, Rubio de Hita, Paloma   +3 more
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Measuring Young’s Modulus of a Wooden Bar Using Flexural Vibration without Measuring its Weight

BioResources, 2015
This study aimed to develop a simple measuring method to determine Young’s modulus of a wooden bar by measuring its flexural vibration without measuring its weight.
Yoshitaka Kubojima, Hideo Kato, Mario Tonosaki, Satomi Sonoda   +3 more
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Comparison of some wood properties of juvenile black pines of different origin planted in the same habitat

Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología, 2021
Black pine (Pinus nigra) is a significant raw material source for the forest products industry in Turkey. The purpose of this research was to study some chemical, anatomical, physical, and mechanical properties of wood obtained from juvenile black pines
Mustafa Burak Arslan, Erkan AvcI, Ayhan Tozluoğlu, Turgay Birtürk, Akın Saraçbaşi, Erdal Örtel   +5 more
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Eco-friendly approach and potential biodegradable polymer matrix for WPC composite materials in outdoor application [PDF]

, 2019
Blends based on high density polyethylene (HDPE) and poly(lactic) acid (PLA) with different ratios of both polymers were produced: a blend with equal amounts of HDPE and PLA, hence 50 wt.% each, proved to be a useful compromise, allowing a high amount of
Massardier, Valerie, Quitadamo, Alessia, Valente, Marco   +2 more
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Variations on growth characteristics and wood properties of three Eucalyptus species planted for pulpwood in Indonesia

, 2017
Fast-growing tree species are being considered as an alternative source of timber to augment the supply in southern Asian countries. Eucalyptus is one of the most promising genus because its fast-growing characteristics and hybridization among species ...
A. Prasetyo, H. Aiso, F. Ishiguri, I. Wahyudi, I. Wijaya, J. Ohshima, S. Yokota   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Green Synthesis of Hierarchical Metal–Organic Framework/Wood Functional Composites with Superior Mechanical Properties

Advancement of science, 2020
The applicability of advanced composite materials with hierarchical structure that conjugate metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with macroporous materials is commonly limited by their inferior mechanical properties.
K. Tu, B. Puértolas, M. Adobes-Vidal, Yaru Wang, Jianguo Sun, J. Traber, I. Burgert, J. Pérez–Ramírez, T. Keplinger   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Particle size distribution of Japanese cedar chip converted from boards using a disc chipper and its relationships with disc rotation speed and board feed speed

Journal of Wood Science
The effects of disc chipper rotation speed and raw material feed speed on the particle size distribution of wood chips produced were investigated to develop an efficient technique for producing ideal sized chips for the stable operation of combined heat ...
Yosuke Matsuda, Yukari Matsumura, Takashi Yanagida, Kiyohiko Fujimoto   +3 more
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Lastnosti bukovine in njena raba

Les, 2017
We present the structure as well as biological, physical and mechanical properties of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) wood in comparison with that of Norway spruce and selected hardwoods.
Katarina Čufar, Željko Gorišek, Maks Merela, Jože Kropivšek, Dominika Gornik Bučar, Aleš Straže   +5 more
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