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: Received: 30 May 2023 / Approved: 1 June 2023 / Online: 1 June 2023 (03:43:38 CEST)
How to cite:
Jarvis, M. New Products from Wood Fibre and Their Potential Role in Carbon Sequestration. Preprints2023, 2023060018. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.0018.v1
Jarvis, M. New Products from Wood Fibre and Their Potential Role in Carbon Sequestration. Preprints 2023, 2023060018. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.0018.v1
Jarvis, M. New Products from Wood Fibre and Their Potential Role in Carbon Sequestration. Preprints2023, 2023060018. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.0018.v1
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Jarvis, M. (2023). New Products from Wood Fibre and Their Potential Role in Carbon Sequestration. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.0018.v1
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Jarvis, M. 2023 "New Products from Wood Fibre and Their Potential Role in Carbon Sequestration" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.0018.v1
Abstract
Several methods of processing wood into strong, durable products for the construction industry provide transformative opportunities to substitute for less sustainable building materials. Carbon storage is a further advantage, with the added possibility of combustion for bioenergy at end of life. Intense research activity in this area is expected to open up new markets for wood fiber during the lifetime of trees now being planted.
Here, wood-derived materials are classified according to the particle size, from metres to nanometres, into which the wood is fragmented before reconstitution. Materials made by densifying or chemically modifying solid wood with no fragmentation are already in production for exterior doors, window frames and cladding, with improved uniformity and stability compared with unmodified wood. Pre-commercial developments promise further gains in durability and strength.
Emerging developments extend these process technologies to wood that has been chipped or stranded or pulped, retaining the above advantages over raw timber for weather-facing applications and adding processability by moulding or extrusion. Crucially, the raw material does not then need to be sawn timber but can be bioenergy-grade wood biomass. This will facilitate afforestation strategies that combine the aims of carbon sequestration and biodiversity.
Keywords
carbon footprint; embodied carbon; biomass; composite materials; material substitution
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Sustainable Science and Technology
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