Cedar wood oil is ranked the tenth essential oil in the world, it can be obtained from fir wood waste, and high added value Cedar series perfumes are obtained from Cedar wood oil by chemical processing. Their aroma is very unique and cannot be replaced. At present, the cedar wood resources are dwindling; a serious influence had taken place in the flavor and fragrance industry. Study found that ...

18 The white-rot fungus, Physisporinus vitreus, degrades the membranes of bordered pits in 19 tracheids and consequently increases the permeability of wood, which is a process that can be 20 used by the wood industry to improve the uptake of wood preservatives and environmentally 21 benign wood modification substances to enhance the use and sustainability of native conifer 22 wood species. To u...

The quality of a board or a sheet of veneer determines its potential uses and the price for the sawmills. Automatic detection of the defects in the wood surface and grading of the products is one of the key interest areas in the mechanical wood industry. In this paper two methods for knot recognition are reviewed and compared. The rst method is based on centiles of color histograms and some kno...

The purpose of this paper is to explain and describe the concepts of wood energy on a residential, commercial, and industrial scale in the United States so that the Forest Service can help meet the demands of communities involved in the forest products industry. In addition, the terminology associated with this field is for individuals to develop a basic understanding and familiarity with the t...

Background Wood is the most important natural and renewable source of infinite energy, but this is not their only function, it also has great significance to the buildings and other products [1]. Eucalyptus, the genus that includes more than 500 species, is among the key forest species planted around the world to solid wood, and mainly for the pulp and paper industries. Aiming at the sustainabl...

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...

CPFR has been implemented successfully in hundreds of enterprises in order to overcome forecasting and replenishment problems relating to the supply chain. Until now only two companies in Taiwan have the experience to implement CPFR according to the records of the VICS. This paper proposes a methodology of how to implement CPFR and takes a mechanical wood carving industry as a case study. In re...

10–1 Adhesive bonding of wood plays an increasing role in the forest products industry and is a key factor for efficiently utilizing our timber resource. The main use of adhesives is in the manufacture of building materials, including plywood, oriented strandboard, particleboard, fiberboard, structural composite lumber, doors, windows and frames, and factory-laminated wood products. Adhesives a...