Essays about: "Scots pine sapwood"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Scots pine sapwood.
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1. Water mapping in Scots pine stands after thinning
University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research CentreAbstract : Climate change is an ongoing issue in various fields, including forestry. More frequent and severe droughts have been already noted around the world, also in Europe. Visible reduction in available water in forests has adverse consequences such as increased tree mortality, higher vulnerability and smaller growth. READ MORE
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2. Reduction of Set-recovery of Surface densified Scots Pine by Furfuryl Alcohol
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/TräteknikAbstract : For wood products such as flooring and worktop, only one surface is normally exposed in their use, and the mechanical properties like hardness and wearing resistance of that surface is then important. Since mechanical properties are strongly related to the density, surface densification, i.e. READ MORE
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3. Finger-jointing of acetylated Scots pine using a conventional MUF resin
University essay from KTH/ByggnadsmaterialAbstract : Acetylation of wood is a modification technique that chemically alters the wood substance and enhances several properties of wood. The basic principle is to impregnate wood with acetic anhydride to react and replace OH-groups with acetyl groups in the wood cell wall. READ MORE
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4. Epoxidised linseed oil as hydrophobic substance for wood protection : technology of treatment and properties of modified wood
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest ProductsAbstract : Public concern about the release of toxic compounds from wood-based products drives legislation towards enforcing industries to find and use more sustainable solutions for wood treatment. Plant oils are good alternatives to treat wood, minimizing or even neutralizing the impact on the environment. READ MORE
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5. Planteringsförbandets inverkan på bildningen av kärnved hos tall (Pinus sylvestris L.) : en modellsimulering av planteringsförbandets inverkan?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : The current state of knowledge indicates that there is more than one factor that initiates heartwood transition. This study supports its hypothesis on the theory that heartwood is formed by a fixed fraction of the annual growthring, 0,5 to 0,8 rings. READ MORE