Pyrolysis-GC/MS Analysis of Fast Growing Wood Macaranga Species

Evaluation of Guaiacol and Syringol Emission upon Wood Pyrolysis for some Fast Growing Species

Wood pyrolysis for Casuarina glauca, Casuarina cunninghamiana, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus microtheca was made at 450°C with 2.5°C/min. in a flowing N2-atmosphere. The Eucalyptus genus wood gave higher values of specific gravity, ash , total extractives, lignin, N2-liquid trap distillate (NLTD) and water trap distillate (WSP) than those for Casuarina genus. The GHC of NLTD was higher f...

Resistance of Particleboards Made from Fast-Growing Wood Species to Subterranean Termite Attack

Laboratory-made particleboards were tested for their resistance to subterranean termite, Coptotermes curvignathus Holmgren (Order Isoptera, Family Termitidae) by Indonesian standard SNI 01.7207-2006, during four weeks and at the end of the test their mass loss percentage and feeding rate were determined. Particleboards consisted of: jabon (Anthocephalus cadamba, Family Rubiacea) with a density ...

Characterization of Wood Cellular Structures of Five Lesser Used Wood Species Growing in Nigeria

The wood micro cellular structural constituents of five lesser used wood species in Nigeria among which are Butyrospermum paradoxum, Albizia zygia, Lanea acida, Parkia felicoida and Isoberlina doka are determined. Fibre cells accounts for 54% of the total wood micro cellular constituents of B. paradoxum while vessel, axial and ray parenchyma cells make up the rest of the wood micro structural c...

Fast Pyrolysis of Lignins

Three lignins: Indulin AT, Lignoboost, and Acetocell lignin, were characterized and pyrolyzed in a continuous-fed fast pyrolysis process. The physical and chemical properties of the lignins included chemical composition, heat content, ash, and water content. The distributed activation energy model (DAEM) was used to describe the pyrolysis of each lignin. Activation energy distributions of each ...

Production of Green Aromatics and Olefins by Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Wood Sawdust