The current study aimed to verify the image segmentation ability of rays in tangential thin sections conifers using artificial intelligence technology. applied model was Mask region-based convolutional neural network (Mask R-CNN) and softwoods (viz. Picea jezoensis, Larix gmelinii, Abies nephrolepis, koreana, Ginkgo biloba, Taxus cuspidata, Cryptomeria japonica, Cedrus deodara, Pinus koraiensis...

BACKGROUND Recent advances in the development of enzyme cocktails for degradation of lignocellulosic biomass, especially the discovery of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs), have opened new perspectives for process design and optimization. Softwood biomass is an abundant resource in many parts of the world, including Scandinavia, but efficient pretreatment and subsequent enzymatic hydr...

In recent decades, coniferous façade boards from untreated wood have been used extensively without the use of biocides, flame retardants and weather protection coating systems. This work is focused on testing selected properties 4 softwoods - spruce, larch, pine Douglas fir exposed outdoors for 3, 6, 12 24 months during direct exposure. When to outdoor conditions, all species significantly chan...

Antidesma alexiteria and Syzygium caryophyllatum are two fruit species found in Sri Lanka of which the commercial development potential has not been fully identified. To bring these back into cultivation, establishment suitable propagation systems for mass is important. Therefore, this research was designed to identify potting media, stem cutting types requirement auxin successful vegetative sp...

Aim of study: To obtain improved models to predict, with an error less than ± 2.0%, the gravimetric moisture content in four different softwoods commonly present Spanish and European markets, based on electrical resistance measurements. This estimation is useful not only for assessing quality wood products, especially case laminated during transformation delivery process, but also accurately mo...

Two established delignification methods employing sodium chlorite-acetic acid (SC/AA) and peracetic acid (PAA) are often used, and are reportedly highly selective. However, these reports are mostly for highly recalcitrant and unpretreated softwoods and hardwoods species, and information for less recalcitrant lignocellulosic feedstocks and pretreated biomass is scarce. Furthermore, the effects o...

The present study shows that barley straw (Hordeum vulgare) can be a supplementary raw material of softwoods and hardwoods such as Pinus sylvestris and Eucalyptus camaldulensis, respectively, for the production of cellulose and paper, reducing an agricultural residue that has no added value. Barley straw has a lower content of cellulose at 36.4% than P. sylvestris and E. camaldulensis, but it c...