Drvna IndustrijaPub Date : 2022-03-19DOI: 10.5552/drvind.2022.2113
S. Olaniran
{"title":"Effect of Acetylation and Accelerated Weathering of Nigerian Grown Rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis, Müll. Arg.) on Equilibrium Moisture Content and Colour Change","authors":"S. Olaniran","doi":"10.5552/drvind.2022.2113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5552/drvind.2022.2113","url":null,"abstract":"This study was conducted to investigate the effect of acetylation on equilibrium moisture content (EMC) of Nigerian-grown rubberwood and its effect on colour change in exposure of rubberwood to surface degradation through accelerated weathering. The samples were modified to two levels of acetylation, which yielded weight percent gain (WPG) of 7 % and 10 % after 8hr (8-hr Acetyl) and 48hr of acetylation (48-hr Acetyl), respectively. Accelerated weathering of unmodified (Ref) and acetylated wood was done using QUV-Accelerated Weathering Tester for four weeks. The unmodified and acetylated samples (weathered and unweathered) were oven-dried and conditioned in climate rooms at different relative humidity of 50 %, 65 % and 95 %, with samples being moved to each room after 14 days. Results showed that acetylation led to a significant decrease in equilibrium moisture content of rubberwood. After weathering, there was a decrease in EMC of rubberwood due to removal of hemicelluloses alongside the degraded lignin, and a slight increase in EMC of the acetylated wood. In terms of colour change, photo-bleaching of the acetylated samples was higher (10.46 for 48-hr Acetyl) after four weeks of weathering compared to the unmodified samples (6.43). Hence, the outcome of this study has shown that, although acetylation is effective in minimizing moisture ingress into wood, it resulted in photo-bleaching of the weathered samples. Additional surface coating is recommended to serve as a protective layer, preventing partial washing out of the acetyl groups, minimize photo-bleaching during weathering and prolong the aesthetic value of the wood especially in outdoor applications such as wall cladding and façade.","PeriodicalId":11427,"journal":{"name":"Drvna Industrija","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42988810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Drvna IndustrijaPub Date : 2022-03-19DOI: 10.5552/drvind.2022.2139
Marin Dujmović, B. Šafran, Matija Jug, Kristijan Radmanović, A. Antonović
{"title":"Biomass Pelletizing Process","authors":"Marin Dujmović, B. Šafran, Matija Jug, Kristijan Radmanović, A. Antonović","doi":"10.5552/drvind.2022.2139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5552/drvind.2022.2139","url":null,"abstract":"A review paper was designed as a lab-scale start-up guideline for general pelletizing process and technologies for biomass feedstock. The main body consists of summarized published research on the topic of all main parts of the biomass pelletizing process and technology, including machinery and their parts, optimal feedstock conditions as well as pellet forming processes and principles. This paper is more focused on the specific parameters necessary to obtain optimal pelletizing process that results in desired pellet quality, and less on feedstock preparation, final product post-treatment (e.g. cooling), handling (storage, transportation) or exact quality specifications. A summary of the suggested feedstock, technological and other parameters for the purpose of easier lab-scale start-up of biomass pellets production, which is based on the cited literature throughout this paper, is given in the last section.","PeriodicalId":11427,"journal":{"name":"Drvna Industrija","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45224801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Drvna IndustrijaPub Date : 2022-03-19DOI: 10.5552/drvind.2022.2038
Ş. Doruk
{"title":"Diagonal Tension Performance of Impregnated Woodworking Corner Joints","authors":"Ş. Doruk","doi":"10.5552/drvind.2022.2038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5552/drvind.2022.2038","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, the effects were examined of wood species, processing types and processing time on diagonal tension performance of woodworking corner joint with double tenon and mortise. Test samples were prepared by using Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris Lipsky), sessile oak (Quercus petreae Lipsky) and black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.). Poly vinyl acetate (PVAc) adhesive was used to join the tenon and mortise corner joints. The samples were impregnated by using the method of immersion for 20 and 40 min with a mixture of wax / linseed oil (3 % paraffin, 10 % linseed oil, 87 % white spirit) and Imersol-Aqua. The test of diagonal compression was used to test 120 samples. In this study, the minimum strength decrease of around 68 % was obtained for Scots pine impregnated with Imersol-Aqua for 40 min and the highest strength increase of around 10 % was obtained for sessile oak samples impregnated with Imersol-Aqua for 40 min. The highest diagonal tension performance of 879.734 N·m was obtained for oak samples impregnated with Imersol-Aqua for 40 min., the lowest diagonal tension performance of 189.111 N·m was obtained for Scots pine samples impregnated with Imersol-Aqua for 40 min.","PeriodicalId":11427,"journal":{"name":"Drvna Industrija","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47000904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Drvna IndustrijaPub Date : 2022-03-19DOI: 10.5552/drvind.2022.2049
M. Dalvand, G. Ebrahimi, K. Pourtahmasi
{"title":"Reinforcement of Joints Between LVL Members with GFRP and Finite Element Analysis","authors":"M. Dalvand, G. Ebrahimi, K. Pourtahmasi","doi":"10.5552/drvind.2022.2049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5552/drvind.2022.2049","url":null,"abstract":"The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) on joints made of laminated veneer lumber (LVL), through experimental data and evaluation by ANSYS finite element (FE) software. In order to fabricate LVL, veneer from poplar (Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh) with 2.5 mm thickness and PVA adhesive were used. T-shape joints out of LVL were made and two wooden dowels were incorporated as well. Then GFRP was applied to reinforce the joints. GFRP in three grammages (100, 200 and 300 g/ m2) was adhered to joints with epoxy resin. Joints reinforcement was performed by a two-layer reinforcing agent. For comparing the effectiveness, half of the specimens were reinforced on sides and the other half on edges. Specimens were tested in static bending. The results have shown that GFRP had a significant effect on the strength of joints. Reinforced joints on both sides were stronger than those reinforced on edge. Joints reinforced with 300 g/m2 GFRP were improved by 35 % and 43 %, respectively, compared to 100 and 200 g/m2 grammage. Failure modes of specimens are dependent on GFRP grammage. The results of FE have shown that the highest concentration of stress and elastic strain was generated in the tension and compression zones of joints.","PeriodicalId":11427,"journal":{"name":"Drvna Industrija","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43938582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Drvna IndustrijaPub Date : 2021-11-24DOI: 10.5552/drvind.2021.2047
M. Sedliačiková, Martina Kánová, J. Drabek
{"title":"Behavioural Aspects of Financial Decision-Making Process of Managers in Wood-Processing Enterprises","authors":"M. Sedliačiková, Martina Kánová, J. Drabek","doi":"10.5552/drvind.2021.2047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5552/drvind.2021.2047","url":null,"abstract":"The study is focused on behavioural aspects in the financial decision-making process of wood-processing enterprises. The main aim was to map this topic and determine the key behavioural factors that lead management to make mistakes. Primary data on this issue were obtained from an empirical survey. The empirical survey was conducted through a questionnaire that contains questions focused on behavioural decision-making aspects. Using statistical methods, three key behavioural factors were determined. By selecting the given behavioural factors, it was established that love, hate, and sadness are the key factors that influence management behaviour and decision-making. In the real business environment, two managers working in a wood processing enterprise were chosen; they were willing to provide us with a review and opinion on the results of the survey. By analysing all the data, it has been concluded that, even though managers are trying to direct their behaviour and activities, they often do not notice the influence of these factors, and sometimes they are unable to make decisions. The managers should be able to direct their behaviour and activities, to provide self-control and take into consideration the fact that these factors are always present. Results determine the key and systematically occurring errors in the financial decision-making process, caused by the influence of the human factor. We have developed a model for activating the three key behavioural factors applied in the financial decision-making process as a tool that can help company managers not to make the wrong decisions.","PeriodicalId":11427,"journal":{"name":"Drvna Industrija","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2021-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44444593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Drvna IndustrijaPub Date : 2021-11-24DOI: 10.5552/drvind.2021.2048
Gülşah Altunışık Bülbül, A. Gençer
{"title":"Determination of Ideal Cooking Conditions for Pulp Production from Avocado Wood (Persea americana Mill.) by Kraft Method","authors":"Gülşah Altunışık Bülbül, A. Gençer","doi":"10.5552/drvind.2021.2048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5552/drvind.2021.2048","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, hand sheets were made from pulp produced by the Kraft method using avocado wood. The raw materials were supplied by a fruit orchard and consisted of avocado (Persea americana Mill.) trees that had completed their useful life and were cut during routine thinning maintenance. In order to determine the ideal cooking conditions in the production of pulp from avocado wood via the Kraft method, 16 cooks were carried out by varying the cooking time (T), active alkali (AA), and sulfidity (S) ratios. The general pulp properties, especially the screened pulp yield, pulp viscosity, and Kappa number, were evaluated. The pulp yield was taken as the primary basis in determining the cooking conditions. The ideal cooking conditions were also determined by considering some physical, mechanical, and optical properties of the paper. According to this study, the conditions found to be ideal in pulp production from avocado (Persea americana Mill.) wood via the Kraft method were: 18 % AA, 22 % S, and 75 min T.","PeriodicalId":11427,"journal":{"name":"Drvna Industrija","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2021-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44380326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Drvna IndustrijaPub Date : 2021-11-24DOI: 10.5552/drvind.2021.2111
Slavica P. Petrovic
{"title":"The Influence of Heating Degree Days on Fuelwood Consumption in Households in Selected Countries of Central and Southeastern Europe","authors":"Slavica P. Petrovic","doi":"10.5552/drvind.2021.2111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5552/drvind.2021.2111","url":null,"abstract":"Serbia is one of the few European countries that does not keep official statistics and does not have data on heating degree days. A heating degree day (HDD) represents a measure to quantify the energy needs for heating a building. In order to create a database, six meteorological stations in Serbia had been selected, for which the heating degree days were calculated for every year in the period 2010-2018. The months with the highest values of heating degree days were also determined for each year of the analyzed period. In addition to the annual level, heating degree days in the heating seasons over the analyzed period were calculated for the six selected stations, as well as the length and the average air temperature of each heating season. In Serbia, heating season officially lasts from October 15 to April 15. To determine the influence of the calculated annual heating degree days on fuelwood consumption in households in Serbia, over the period 2010-2018, multiple econometric models were formulated. The influence of the annual values of heating degree days on fuelwood consumption for household space heating in Slovenia and Croatia was analyzed, as well. The analysis of energy consumption in the households of the selected countries showed that wood fuels are mostly used for heating, primarily fuelwood. This is the reason why this type of fuel was selected for the research.","PeriodicalId":11427,"journal":{"name":"Drvna Industrija","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2021-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46845126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Drvna IndustrijaPub Date : 2021-11-24DOI: 10.5552/drvind.2021.2033
Ahad Furugi, F. Yapıcı
{"title":"Optimization of Production Parameters in Oriented Strand Board (OSB) Manufacturing by Using Taguchi Method","authors":"Ahad Furugi, F. Yapıcı","doi":"10.5552/drvind.2021.2033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5552/drvind.2021.2033","url":null,"abstract":"Optimization of process conditions in oriented strand board (OSB) manufacturing is a very important issue for both reducing cost and improving the quality of panels. Taguchi experimental design technique was applied to determination and optimization of the most influential controlling parameters of OSB panels such as press condition (pressure-time-temperature) and the ratio of adhesive parameters on modulus of elasticity (MOE). The value of the MOE is one of the very important mechanical properties of OSB panels. For this purpose, several experiments were conducted according to Taguchi L27 orthogonal design. The signal-to-noise (S/N) and the analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to find the optimum levels and to indicate the impact of the controlling parameters on MOE. A verification test was also performed to prove the effectiveness of Taguchi technique. Since the predicted and the measured values were very close to each other, it was concluded that the Taguchi method was very successful in the optimization of effective parameters in OSB’s manufacturing.","PeriodicalId":11427,"journal":{"name":"Drvna Industrija","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2021-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45590598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Drvna IndustrijaPub Date : 2021-11-24DOI: 10.5552/drvind.2021.2031
R. Kurt, E. İmren
{"title":"Regional Clusters, Similarities, and Changes in Turkey’s Wood Production","authors":"R. Kurt, E. İmren","doi":"10.5552/drvind.2021.2031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5552/drvind.2021.2031","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to separate the wood production in regions and provinces of Turkey into homogeneous groups based on similarities by using the country’s wood production figures for 2013 and 2018. Within this context, the hierarchical Ward’s and non-hierarchical K-means clustering methods were used comparatively. Clustering analyses of 2 to 6 in number were performed via both methods, and the same regions mostly fell into the same cluster groups, although in different cluster combinations. The results showed that some provinces with rich forest areas did not produce enough wood. It was observed that these provinces were in the same clusters with provinces having a low amount of forest areas and low wood production. Over the five-year period, very few provinces and regions differed in line with the previous development plans. The creation of a spatial database for wood raw material production using the findings obtained in this study will contribute to the development of operational inventory methods that can be included in long- and medium-term forestry plans.","PeriodicalId":11427,"journal":{"name":"Drvna Industrija","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2021-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46274578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Drvna IndustrijaPub Date : 2021-11-24DOI: 10.5552/drvind.2021.2025
B. Moezzipour, S. Hedjazi, H. Yousefi, M. Ahmadi
{"title":"The Influence of Pulping Process and Energy Consumption on Properties of Nanofibrillated Lignocellulose (NFLC) Films Isolated from Wheat Straw","authors":"B. Moezzipour, S. Hedjazi, H. Yousefi, M. Ahmadi","doi":"10.5552/drvind.2021.2025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5552/drvind.2021.2025","url":null,"abstract":"The present research has primarily focused on the production of nanofibrillated lignocellulose (NFLC) instead of nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC), which could be produced with less energy and is expected to have similar uses as NFC, especially in the sectors where the transparency is not important. Furthermore, the effect of energy consumption needed for NFLC production and also the influence of pulping methods on the produced NFLC properties has been surveyed. Through mechanical refining and different passes in microfluidizer, the results showed the average diameter of NFLC declined from around 19000 nm to 36 nm. Soda-NFLC films had higher calliper and lower roughness, compared to those of MEA at given energy consumption in refiner and microfluidizer. For both kinds of pulps, the optimum level of energy consumption to reach the best tensile index of NFLC films was 258 kWh/t, with three passes through microfluidizer. More increase in the number of passes and pressure only resulted in increasing of energy consumption without any positive effect on improving the tensile index. The maximum tensile indices of NFLC films obtained from soda and MEA pulping processes were 113.5 and 119.86 N·m/g, respectively. The burst index of 8.5 kP·m2/g and the energy consumption of 458 kWh/t were obtained for five passes through microfluidizer. With the increase of the number of passes of soda and MEA samples through microfluidizer, the opacity decreased but transparency increased.","PeriodicalId":11427,"journal":{"name":"Drvna Industrija","volume":"978 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2021-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41279415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}