Argentinean native wood species: Physical and mechanical characterization of some Prosopis species and Acacia aroma (Leguminosae; Mimosoideae)

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1999-2004

  Pometti, Carolina L ^a   Pizzo, Benedetto ^b   Brunetti, Michele ^b   Macchioni, Nicola ^b   Ewens, Mauricio ^c   Saidman, Beatriz O ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b CNR IVALSA   (Italy)

^c Estación Experimental Fernández   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acacia; Extractives content; Mechanical properties; Physical properties; Prosopis

Indexed keywords

SHEAR STRENGTH; WOOD;

ACACIA; ARGENTINA; BRINELL HARDNESSES; COMPRESSION STRENGTHS; EXTRACTIVES CONTENT; LEGUMINOSAE; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; PROSOPIS; VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

LEGUME; MARKETING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; WOOD; WOOD QUALITY;

ACACIA; ACACIA AROMA; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HARDNESS; NONHUMAN; PLANT DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS RUSCIFOLIA; SHEAR STRENGTH; WOOD;

ACACIA; ARGENTINA; PROSOPIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WOOD;

ACACIA; COMPRESSION STRENGTH; EXTRACTIVES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PROSOPIS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHRINKAGE; STANDARDS; WOOD; WOOD SPECIES;

ACACIA; ACACIA AROMA; FABACEAE; MIMOSOIDEAE; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS RUSCIFOLIA;

EID: 57649091302     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.09.061     Document Type: Article

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