Physical properties of burnt timber, with special focus on the drying performance

European Journal of Wood and Wood Products

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 455-461

  Meincken, Martina ^a   Smit, Norman H ^a   Steinmann, Dieter ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL PROPERTIES; BURNT WOOD; CELL STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DRYING PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLANTATION FIRES; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; THERMAL DEGRADATIONS; WOOD TYPES;

DRYING; FABRICS; WOOD;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ANATOMY; DRYING; FABRIC; FORESTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; WOOD;

EID: 77957988057     PISSN: 00183768     EISSN: 1436736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00107-009-0388-z     Document Type: Article

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