Predicting pulp yield and pulp productivity of Eucalyptus dunnii using acoustic techniques

Australian Forestry

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-97

  Raymond, C A ^a   Thomas, D S ^b   Henson, M ^b,c  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

^c EucalyptusBiz   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic properties; Eucalyptus dunnii; Fibre length; Grading; Segregation; Wood density; Wood pulps; Yields

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; GRADING; HARDWOODS; KRAFT PULP; PRODUCTIVITY; SCREENING; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); VELOCITY; WOOD;

EUCALYPTUS DUNNII; FIBRE LENGTH; WOOD DENSITY; WOOD PULP; YIELDS;

PULP;

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; DENSITY; EUCALYPTUS DUNNII; FIBERS; HARDWOODS; KRAFT PULPS; PRODUCTIVITY; PULPS; SCREENING; SEPARATION; WOOD DENSITY; YIELD;

EID: 77954637398     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2010.10676314     Document Type: Article

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