Development of a method for sorting <i>picea abies</i> pulp wood with respect to basic density

Spångberg, Kalle; Nylinder, Mats

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“…A few mills have started to sort wood by annual ring width and by dimension (Spångberg and Nylinder 1997). So far, most sorting of fibrous materials has been on a truck or pile basis on delivery to measurement stations.…”

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Effects of in-forest sorting of Norway spruce (Picea abies) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) on wood and fibre properties

Duchesne¹,

Wilhelmsson²,

Spångberg³

1997

Can. J. For. Res.

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Logs from a mature stand of Picea abies (L.) Karst. and Pinus sylvestris L. were sorted into five pulpwood assortments to achieve better-defined raw material aimed at different fibre products. The sorting criteria were tree species, tree class, and log type. Differences in wood properties between species were moderate when equivalent log types were compared. Mean annual ring width and moisture content varied most between tree classes. Sorting based on log type resulted in the greatest differences in basic density, juvenile wood content, and heartwood content. Unbeaten kraft pulp from spruce assortments had weighted fibre length means of 3.1 down to 2.7 mm, while pine assortments had lengths between 2.7 and 2.5 mm. The largest percentage differences between the assortments were 6.3-14.8% for six strength indices. The differences in sheet densities and porosity were 5.0 and 50.4%, respectively. Differences in sheet properties were generally greater between log types than between species. Top logs exhibited the highest sheet densities, while middle logs showed slightly higher values for most strength properties. Spruce assortments tended to give better strength properties than pine, while middle logs of pine gave the highest porosity. By in-forest sorting, some concentration effects of fibres were achieved.

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Effects of in-forest sorting of Norway spruce (Picea abies) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) on wood and fibre properties

Duchesne¹,

Wilhelmsson²,

Spångberg³

1997

Can. J. For. Res.

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“…Each pulpwood truck carries three to five piles of pulpwood, usually from the same harvesting site, to the mill. Even without prior knowledge about the delivered wood, it can be segregated at the mill according to basic density using annual growth ring width (Spångberg & Nylinder 1997). The question is whether trucks are a good unit for classification or whether smaller units, such as piles or logs, should be chosen.…”

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Classification of Picea abies Pulpwood According to Wood and Stand Properties

Spångberg¹

1999

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

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Different classification systems for Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) pulpwood were compared. The classification systems were applied on truckloads or single logs in southern Sweden. Truckload classification according to mean annual growth ring width gave better separation of the wood properties basic density, juvenile wood and dry matter content, than classification according to harvest type (first thinning, later thinning or final felling). The assortments did not have significantly different wood brightness. Sorting at log level according to diameter, mean annual growth ring width or number of annual growth rings, which could be done at harvesting, did not drastically improve differentiation of the mean values of the wood properties or reduce variance compared to truckload classification. The variation in wood properties within assortments remained large owing to the large variation in wood properties between and within logs. Substantial reduction in dry matter variation could be achieved by truckload classification during the summer.

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Effects of Thinning Regime on the Wood Properties and Stem Quality of Picea abies

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1999

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

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Development of a method for sorting picea abies pulp wood with respect to basic density

Cited by 3 publications

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Effects of in-forest sorting of Norway spruce (Picea abies) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) on wood and fibre properties

Effects of in-forest sorting of Norway spruce (Picea abies) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) on wood and fibre properties

Classification of Picea abies Pulpwood According to Wood and Stand Properties

Effects of Thinning Regime on the Wood Properties and Stem Quality of Picea abies

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