Wood ResearchPub Date : 2020-12-16DOI: 10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.917924
R. Fojtík, L. Kubíncová, V. Dubovský, K. Kozlová
{"title":"Moisture at contacts of timber-concrete element.","authors":"R. Fojtík, L. Kubíncová, V. Dubovský, K. Kozlová","doi":"10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.917924","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.917924","url":null,"abstract":"The subject of the article is to monitor the changes of moisture on the contact surface concrete and timber part of the composite timber-concrete beam. The moisture directly affects the properties of timber and causes its volume changes and degradation processes. These effects reduce of durability and load capacity of the structures. The beam was placed at the exterior. The observed contacts of the beam are often critical on real structures, as it is difficult to repair and maintenance in the case of increasing moisture or intrusion of dirt. The experiment was used to monitor and evaluate the dependence of changing moisture in contacts depending on ambient environmental conditions.","PeriodicalId":23786,"journal":{"name":"Wood Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43850560","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}
Wood ResearchPub Date : 2020-12-16DOI: 10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.951962
Mariusz Reczulski
{"title":"Optimization of cutting speed and clearance angle in the disc chipper.","authors":"Mariusz Reczulski","doi":"10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.951962","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.951962","url":null,"abstract":"The wood chipping system in a disc chipper Carthage-Norman was studied. The study showed many operational problems related to obtaining chips of different length in the process of wood chipping. Excessive amount of fines and pin fractions were produced in the chipper. The reason for this was the too high cutting speed of the logs and the wrong clearance angle in the chipper. The actual and optimal distribution of the cutting velocity occurring on the chipper knife was determined using the Matlab/Simulink model. In addition, optimal clearance angles in the chipper were determined using the model.","PeriodicalId":23786,"journal":{"name":"Wood Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48682796","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}
Wood ResearchPub Date : 2020-12-16DOI: 10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.877884
Jiulong Xie, Lin Chen, Huijuan Shao, Lu He, Yongze Jiang, L. Dan, Hui Xiao, Yuzhu Chen, Xingyan Huang, Jianfeng Hao, L. Tu, Tiantian Lin, Yin-long Xiao, Gang Chen, Jinqiu Qi
{"title":"Changes in physical-mechanical properties and chemical compositions of Toona sinensis wood before and after thermal treatment.","authors":"Jiulong Xie, Lin Chen, Huijuan Shao, Lu He, Yongze Jiang, L. Dan, Hui Xiao, Yuzhu Chen, Xingyan Huang, Jianfeng Hao, L. Tu, Tiantian Lin, Yin-long Xiao, Gang Chen, Jinqiu Qi","doi":"10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.877884","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.877884","url":null,"abstract":"Vacuum heat treatment was used to improve the dimensional stability of Toona sinensis wood in this study, the shrinking and swelling rates, the physical-mechanical properties, and the chemical compositions before and after the thermal treatment were evaluated. The results revealed that the volume shrinkage and swelling rate for the heat-treated wood samples were decreased by 45.60% and 49.95%, respectively at 220°C for 6 h indicating that thermal treatment could obviously improve the dimensional stability of Toona sinensis wood. Thermal treatment also decreased the mechanical strength. The surface color was changed by the treatment. The chemical composition results showed the decrease in density and mechanical strength was due to the partial degradation of hemicellulose during the treatment. The results of this study that vacuum heat treatment could improve the dimensional stability by sacrificing somewhat mechanical strength, the treatment conditions mainly the temperature should be properly controlled to archive an optimized improvement in dimensional stability with minimum reduction in mechanical strength.","PeriodicalId":23786,"journal":{"name":"Wood Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43168605","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}
Wood ResearchPub Date : 2020-12-16DOI: 10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.865876
I. Novák, A. Kleinová, I. Janigová, M. Mičušík, J. Sedliačik, M. Šlouf, P. Bekhta, J. Matyasovsky, P. Jurkovič
{"title":"Properties of water steam-treated maple wood (Acer pseudoplatanus L.).","authors":"I. Novák, A. Kleinová, I. Janigová, M. Mičušík, J. Sedliačik, M. Šlouf, P. Bekhta, J. Matyasovsky, P. Jurkovič","doi":"10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.865876","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.865876","url":null,"abstract":"The hydrothermal treatment of maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) wood by steam represents the modification method with the effective heat transfer, which can improve industrially significant properties of wood, i.e. its color, hydrophobicity and subsequently dimensional stability. The maple wood was modified by steam at 125°C during 8 hours, and at pressure of 0.18 MPa. The water contact angle of steam-treated maple wood increased from 44.9° (for untreated maple wood) to 55.3° (for steam-treated maple wood), and the stability of water drop on steam-treated maple wood surface increased. FTIR spectra show an increase in C=O and glycoside bonds concentration on the surface of steam-treated maple wood, but the concentration of C-O-C groups decreased. SEM micro photos confirmed the deformation and shrinking of maple wood cells due to steam treatment. XPS measurements confirmed, that the concentration of oxygen as well as C=O and C-O-O groups on the surface of steam-treated maple wood showed a slight decrease in comparison with pristine wood sample.","PeriodicalId":23786,"journal":{"name":"Wood Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41957235","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}
Wood ResearchPub Date : 2020-12-16DOI: 10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.895904
J. Poledník, J. Martinka, P. Rantuch, K. Balog, J. Skřínský, M. Wnukowski, Z. Lacný, A. Bernatik
{"title":"Energy potential of the Fischer-Tropsch fuel produced from spruce wood.","authors":"J. Poledník, J. Martinka, P. Rantuch, K. Balog, J. Skřínský, M. Wnukowski, Z. Lacný, A. Bernatik","doi":"10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.895904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.895904","url":null,"abstract":"The Fischer-Tropsch process is a chemical reaction that enables liquid hydrocarbons to be produced from coal, natural gas, or biomass (e.g. wood). The heat of combustion and effective heat of combustion are important data for fuel used to produce energy. The usefulness of a particular fuel for society is usually evaluated on the basis of the energy returned versus the energy invested (EROI) = energy recovered/energy invested. The subject of the research was the product of a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis from a synthesis gas, which was produced through the liquefaction of sawdust from spruce wood. The synthesis took place in the reactor FIX BED at a temperature of 220 to 350°C and a pressure of 2 to 3 MPa (the hydrogen to carbon monoxide ratio was approximately 2:1). The Fischer-Tropsch fuel that was produced had a heat of combustion of 27.79 M.kg-1, effective heat of combustion 25.14 M.kg-1 and an EROI coefficient of 2.39.","PeriodicalId":23786,"journal":{"name":"Wood Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46243834","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}
Wood ResearchPub Date : 2020-12-16DOI: 10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.10131024
C. May, A. Moussa
{"title":"Optimisation of acid hydrolysis in ethanol production from Ampelodesmos mauritanicus (Diss).","authors":"C. May, A. Moussa","doi":"10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.10131024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.10131024","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, statistical modeling and optimization of hydrolyzate from Ampelodesmos mauritanicus (Diss) using 1.5% sulfuric acid hydrolysis was carried. A central composite design (CCD) model was used to study the influence of reaction temperature (70°C to 110°C), ratio (5% to 15%, w/v), and reaction time (60 to 180 min). Reducing sugars, pH, proteins, lignin, ash content and the elements minerals composition were determined. Optimized reducing sugars yield of 0.249 g.g-1 of dry weight was obtained for reaction time of 180 min, reaction temperature of 110°C and ratio 5% (w/v). Therefore, this study tests the production of bioethanol from pure Diss hydrolyzate by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 9763. This strain showed a consumption of 67.6% of reducing sugars available (25 g.L-1), which made it possible to obtain ethanol yield per consumed sugar 0.33 g.g-1.","PeriodicalId":23786,"journal":{"name":"Wood Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45889790","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}
Wood ResearchPub Date : 2020-12-16DOI: 10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.937950
Jana Hacurová, J. Hacura, V. Gryc, J. Černý, H. Vavrčík
{"title":"Xylogenesis and phloemogenesis of Norway spruce in different ages stands at middle altitudinal zone.","authors":"Jana Hacurová, J. Hacura, V. Gryc, J. Černý, H. Vavrčík","doi":"10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.937950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.937950","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to determine the influence of the stand age and selected weather conditions on the cambial activity, xylem and phloem formation and their development. For the analysis, microcores were taken weekly from two corresponding stands of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) with various ages (35and 106-years-old) during the growing season 2012 in the Czech Republic. Young specimens were characterised by higher cambium activity; however, more considerable variation and imbalance were found there. In old trees, delayed processes during the development of the xylem and phloem at the cell level were proved. The cambium activity started in March till mid-April, and it lasted for 22 weeks in both cases. The commencement of xylogenesis was established in the first half of May. In both investigated stands, the fully lignified ring was observed at the end of October. For the creation of most xylem cells, it was required 124 and 121 days in the young and old stands, respectively. Daily increment of 0.57 (young) and 0.49 (old) cells on average was observed during the active xylem growth. The relationship between air temperature and wood cell formation for both age groups was recorded. The precipitation influenced wood development just in the case of the young trees. Phloem formation was resistant to external influence according to the Pearson correlation coefficient.","PeriodicalId":23786,"journal":{"name":"Wood Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41319994","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}
Wood ResearchPub Date : 2020-12-16DOI: 10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.10011012
R. Petráš, J. Mecko, Danica Krupová, A. Pažitný
{"title":"Aboveground biomass basic density of hardwoods tree species.","authors":"R. Petráš, J. Mecko, Danica Krupová, A. Pažitný","doi":"10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.10011012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.10011012","url":null,"abstract":"The influence of tree species on basic density of wood, bark and small-wood was investigated here. Experimental material was obtained from 73 trees of 7 tree species, namely alder (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.), beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), birch (Betula pendula Roth.), hornbeam (Carpinus betulus L.), Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.), Sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) and Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) from the territory of Slovakia. Wood and bark samples were taken from discs cut from three trunk sections and from small-wood and branch parts coming from tree crowns. The volume of green samples was measured in graduated cylinders with a precision of 1 ml; a dry matter was measured with a precision of 0.01 g. The statistically significant effect has been shown in tree species, biomass fractions and locations on the tree. The average basic density of all species varies from 440 to 650 kg.m-3 for wood, for bark it is 380-670 kg.m-3 and for small-wood outside bark it reaches 490-650 kg.m-3. Alder and Black locust tree species have the lowest and highest wood density, Black locust and Turkey oak of bark and alder and Turkey oak of small-wood.","PeriodicalId":23786,"journal":{"name":"Wood Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49026990","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}
Wood ResearchPub Date : 2020-12-16DOI: 10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.885894
Z. Pásztory, L. Tolvaj, D. Varga
{"title":"Effect of water leaching on photodegraded poplar wood monitored by IR spectroscopy.","authors":"Z. Pásztory, L. Tolvaj, D. Varga","doi":"10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.885894","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.6.885894","url":null,"abstract":"Poplar (Populus x euramericana cv. pannonia) samples were irradiated using ultraviolet light emitter mercury lamp. Other series of specimens were treated with the combination of UV radiation and water leaching. The total duration of UV radiation for both series of specimens was 20 days. The total duration of water leaching was 10 days. One cycle of the combined treatment consisted of 2-day UV radiation followed by one day water leaching. The IR measurement was carried out after both UV radiation and water leaching to monitor both effects separately. Lignin degradation of water leached samples was found to be greater than that of the solely UV treated samples. The guaiacyl and the syringyl lignin showed similar degradation properties. The unconjugated carbonyl groups generated by the photodegradation proved to be the most sensitive chemical components to leaching. As a consequence of photodegradation, two absorption bands of unconjugated carbonyl groups were grown up at 1715 and 1759 cm-1 wavenumbers. The band at 1759 cm-1 was much more sensitive to water leaching than the band at 1715 cm-1. Ten days of water leaching was long enough to remove all unconjugated carbonyls generated by the photodegradation. The water was able to leach out carbonyl groups (absorbing at 1745 cm-1) originally presented in poplar wood as well.","PeriodicalId":23786,"journal":{"name":"Wood Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42876923","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}
Wood ResearchPub Date : 2020-11-07DOI: 10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.5.833842
E. Koptelova, Natalia Alekseevna Kutakova, Sergey Ivanovich Tretjakov, A. Faleva, E. Razumov, Š. Barcík
{"title":"Extraction of betulin from the birch bark balance at pulp and paper production.","authors":"E. Koptelova, Natalia Alekseevna Kutakova, Sergey Ivanovich Tretjakov, A. Faleva, E. Razumov, Š. Barcík","doi":"10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.5.833842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37763/wr.1336-4561/65.5.833842","url":null,"abstract":"The technical bark was used to obtain betulin; the one which is a barking of birch balance at pulp and paper production. The bark was prepared by grinding it on a crusher of abrasive action and fractionating, thus, the main fractions were obtained: less than 1 mm (35.4%), from 3 to 4.5 mm (31.5%). The bark was separated during the grinding process, the bark prevails in the coarse fraction, while bast is found in the fine fraction. For comparison, model samples of various sizes of birch bark were obtained by hand cutting. Chemical processing of bark fractions and model birch bark samples were carried out by the use of super-high frequencies (SHF) extraction with ethyl alcohol. Raw betulin was settled from extracts. The yield of extractive substances and raw betulin was 12.1-21.9% and 5.1-16.7% from absolutely dry raw materials; the maximum yield was from a coarse fraction of the bark or from model samples with smaller particle sizes. The authors studied the kinetics of the yield of extractive substances depending on the duration of SHF-extraction for bark fractions and birch bark samples. The optimal duration of the extraction for bark fractions is 10 min, and for birch bark is 15 min. The quantitative content was determined by the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for the obtained samples of betulin raw material. The total content of triterpenoids in the samples is about 80%, the betulin share is between 70.3 72.1%, from the absolutely dry substances of the extract. Coarse fraction of the bark contains more of the main component as compared to other fractions. It is advisable to use the fine fraction of the bark as a source of phenolic substances.","PeriodicalId":23786,"journal":{"name":"Wood Research","volume":"65 1","pages":"833-842"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48119025","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}