Ming CHEN, Jianhua LYU 4 Associate professors, Department of Product Design, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural 5 University, Chengdu 611130, China. [email protected] 6 Corresponding author: [email protected] 7 Received: May 14, 2017 8 Accepted: February 02, 2018 9 Posted online: February 05, 2018 10 11 ABSTRACT 12 The objective of this study is to determine optimum parameters for dou...

The manufacture of wood panels generates a large amount waste. This material can be an option for renewable energy generation. However, long-term storage, exposure to moisture and contact these with the soil facilitate colonization by xylophagous organisms. Torrefaction, heat treatment between 200 300 °C in oxygen-free atmosphere, is process that decreases hygroscopicity while increasing carbon...

Fiber lengths were analyzed for random samples of medium-density fiberboard (MDF) fibers and wood particles taken from eleven different populations. For six of the samples, the lognormal distribution fit the data, while the Weibull distribution did not. For three of the samples, the Weibull fit the data, while the lognormal did not. For two of the samples, both the lognormal and Weibull fit the...