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Some structural changes observed in the transformation of wood into charcoal

Year: 1971

Type: article

Abstract: On the basis of measurements of microtomed cubes of white oak and on resultant charcoal, dinlensional changes occurring on the conversion of wood into charcoal are: tangential, -25.6870, radial, -15.450/0, and longitudinal, -11.43%.Light nlicroscopic examination of charcoal reveals residues of co~nbustion present in cell cavities.Electron microscopic examination indicates that the original fibrillar arrangement of the cell wall has been replaced with a smooth, "amorpho~~s-appearing" wall strtlcture.55 p.

Source: Wood and Fiber Science (Society of Wood Science and Technology)

Authors: E. A. McGinnes, S. A. Kandeel, Przemysław Szopa

Language: English

Topic: Wood Treatment and Properties

Subfield: Building and Construction

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W76758887

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