Year: 1987
Type: article
Abstract: As part of a study of the charring rate of wood, 1 determined the higher heating values (gross heat of combustion) and the chemical composition of samples from four hardwoods and four softwoods.The higher heating value of wood was correlated with lignin and extractive contents.There was a highly significant linear correlation between the higher heating value of the extractive-free wood and lignin content.Equations are presented that can be used to determine the higher heating value of extractive-free wood when the Klason lignin content is known.The equations should be useful to those interested in using a variety of species of wood as fuel.Ke-vwords: Gross heat of combustion, wood, lignin, heating values.
Author: Robert H. White
Language: English
Subfield: Forestry
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2107363953