Basic density and moisture content of coniferous branches and wood in Northern Norway
With the increasing demand for fuel the use of biomass from other tree components like branches and tops has increased rapidly. Norway has abundant raw material resources which can be use for bioenergy. Sitka spruce and Norway spruce are becoming more interesting due to their potential energy for he...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:dfc2431f264f46f98ed2dd626780c3d7 2023-05-15T17:24:39+02:00 Basic density and moisture content of coniferous branches and wood in Northern Norway Vadla K. Dibdiakova J. 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20123302005 https://doaj.org/article/dfc2431f264f46f98ed2dd626780c3d7 EN eng EDP Sciences http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20123302005 https://doaj.org/toc/2100-014X doi:10.1051/epjconf/20123302005 2100-014X https://doaj.org/article/dfc2431f264f46f98ed2dd626780c3d7 EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 33, p 02005 (2012) Physics QC1-999 article 2012 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20123302005 2022-12-31T10:47:50Z With the increasing demand for fuel the use of biomass from other tree components like branches and tops has increased rapidly. Norway has abundant raw material resources which can be use for bioenergy. Sitka spruce and Norway spruce are becoming more interesting due to their potential energy for heating. The study consisted of 2 site locations in Nordland – 1 stand of Sitka spruce in Steigen area, and 1 stand of Sitka spruce, 1 stand of Norway spruce, and 1 stand of Lutz spruce in Sømna area. Bark thickness differed between the sites within decreasing pattern along the stem. Significant differences of bark density between sites, tree species and tree height levels with decreasing trend towards the top were found. Branches density decreased along the crown level and had about 15-20% higher density than wood density. Wood density varied significantly with sites and height of tree – highest pattern on the tree base, decreasing to 20% of height, and again increasing to the top. The moisture content of branches, wood and bark increased from the base of tree to the top. Bark moisture was about 20-25% higher as wood moisture content. Sitka spruce in Northland may be highly considered as a valuable bioenergy source. Article in Journal/Newspaper Nordland Nordland Northern Norway Steigen Sømna Nordland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Norway Sømna ENVELOPE(12.163,12.163,65.311,65.311) EPJ Web of Conferences 33 02005 |
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With the increasing demand for fuel the use of biomass from other tree components like branches and tops has increased rapidly. Norway has abundant raw material resources which can be use for bioenergy. Sitka spruce and Norway spruce are becoming more interesting due to their potential energy for heating. The study consisted of 2 site locations in Nordland – 1 stand of Sitka spruce in Steigen area, and 1 stand of Sitka spruce, 1 stand of Norway spruce, and 1 stand of Lutz spruce in Sømna area. Bark thickness differed between the sites within decreasing pattern along the stem. Significant differences of bark density between sites, tree species and tree height levels with decreasing trend towards the top were found. Branches density decreased along the crown level and had about 15-20% higher density than wood density. Wood density varied significantly with sites and height of tree – highest pattern on the tree base, decreasing to 20% of height, and again increasing to the top. The moisture content of branches, wood and bark increased from the base of tree to the top. Bark moisture was about 20-25% higher as wood moisture content. Sitka spruce in Northland may be highly considered as a valuable bioenergy source. |
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Basic density and moisture content of coniferous branches and wood in Northern Norway |
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Basic density and moisture content of coniferous branches and wood in Northern Norway |
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Basic density and moisture content of coniferous branches and wood in Northern Norway |
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Basic density and moisture content of coniferous branches and wood in Northern Norway |
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Basic density and moisture content of coniferous branches and wood in Northern Norway |
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basic density and moisture content of coniferous branches and wood in northern norway |
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