The influence of heartwood on the pulping properties of Acacia melanoxylon wood

The pulping wood quality of Acacia melanoxylon was evaluated in relation to the presence of heartwood. The sapwood and heartwood from 20 trees from four sites in Portugal were evaluated separately at 5% stem height level in terms of chemical composition and kraft pulping aptitude. Heartwood had more...

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Main Author: Lourenço, Ana (author)
Other Authors: Baptista, Isabel (author), Gominho, Jorge (author), Pereira, Helena (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/6003
Country:Portugal
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