Emissions from Drying in the Wood Based Board Industry

1. Controlling Emissions from Wood Boilers

Currently, the use of emission controls on wood boilers is limited and has seen incremental forward movement, as compared with the advances used in Europe. The use of advanced boiler designs, as well as, the use of emission control devices such as ESPs and baghouses are commonly deployed in Europe on small wood boilers (units 1 million Btus and larger). However, in the United States the use of ...

Microwave Drying of Wood Strands

Characteristics of microwave drying of wood strands with different initial moisture contents and geometries were investigated using a commercial 10 small microwave oven under different power inputs. Temperature and moisture changes along with the drying efficiency were examined at different drying scenar­ ios. Extractives were analyzed using gas chromatography=mass spectrometry (GC=MS). The res...

Board Compensation and Risk-Taking: The Moderating Role of CEO Duality (Evidence from Banking Industry)

  The purpose of this paper is to explore relationship between board compensation and risk taking with regard to CEO duality in the banking industry. Using a panel data regression model, with regard to optimal contracting and managerial power theory, we examined the data to determine the relationship between board compensation and risk taking of twenty one banks, for the period 2012 to 2018. R...

Assessment of Emissions from and Exposures in Wood Processing Industries

Noise control in the wood processing industry

In general, noise levels were in the 90-100 dB range, regarded as very noisy. Few workplaces in New Zealand have such consistently high levels. Although the problem might seem insoluble, simple solutions at each stage could be identified. At the source of the noise, new designs of both band and circular saws can reduce the noise by up to 6 dB (a quarter of the noise). During sawmilling operatio...