Effect of extractives on heat content of melaleuca and eucalyptus

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · Wood Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5894133

Wang, S; Huffman, J B

A study was made of the effects of extraction with various solvents on the heat content of wood, bark, branches and foliage of Melaleuca quinquenervia and Eucalyptus grandis. The effect of extractives was measured by the difference in calorific values between extracted and unextracted samples. Ether or chloroform extractives produced more heat per g when burned than did methanol extractives or the structural components of the biomass sample. The effect of these extractives on the heat value of the materials was statistically significant though small.

• Research Organization: School Forest Resources and Conservation, Univ Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
• OSTI ID: 5894133
• Journal Information: Wood Sci.; (United States), Vol. 15:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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