The chemical composition of silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.) wood in Poland depending on forest stand location and forest habitat type

We report on the most extensive study to date in Poland concerning the variability in the chemical composition of silver birch ( Betula pendula Roth.) wood depending on the forest habitat type and the location of the forest stand. The research was carried out in 12 forest districts, on two habitat t...

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Published in:Cellulose (London) 2019-03, Vol.26 (5), p.3047-3067
Main Authors: Lachowicz, Hubert, Wróblewska, Hanna, Sajdak, Magdalena, Komorowicz, Magdalena, Wojtan, Rafał
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ashes
Bioorganic Chemistry
Ceramics
Chemical composition
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Cold water
Composites
Ethanol
Forests
Glass
Natural Materials
Optimization
Organic Chemistry
Original Research
Physical Chemistry
Polymer Sciences
Sodium hydroxide
Sustainable Development
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Summary:We report on the most extensive study to date in Poland concerning the variability in the chemical composition of silver birch ( Betula pendula Roth.) wood depending on the forest habitat type and the location of the forest stand. The research was carried out in 12 forest districts, on two habitat types where silver birch forest stands predominate in respect of coverage area and merchantable volume. Chemical composition analysis was performed on 51 samples from 306 test trees aged approximately 30, 50 and 70 years. In the examined sample material, the sum of the main chemical components for individual locations varied from 89.26 to 91.57%. The content of substances soluble in water and ethanol ranged from 2.30 to 4.03%, and the ash content was measured at between 0.09 and 0.25%. The results showed that the location had a significant influence on the contents of substances soluble in cold water ( p  = 0.0015), hot water ( p  = 0.0005), ethanol ( p  
ISSN:0969-0239
1572-882X
DOI:10.1007/s10570-019-02306-2