Improving logging process efficiency in the context of rational natural resource management

Abstract

Until recently, only the trunk was recognized as valuable in the forest industry, and everything else, including the crown, was considered waste that cluttered cutting areas, and a hazardous raw material in the event of possible fires. Currently, only about 700 thousand tons of wood waste is used, which is no more than 4% of the resulting amount of potential raw materials that could be used at wood processing enterprises. Analysis of formation and use of logging waste showed that today coniferous greenery has found its application as a raw material for coniferous flour production directly at the cutting area. After the needles are separated, branches that have not found further use remain in the cutting area. One of the promising areas for logging waste use after needle separation is production of wood flour, which has found its wide application in many industries.

Modeling a brush separator for forage woody greenery

“…The main difficulty in using woody greenery is the costly transportation of felling residues. It is possible to process coniferous greens on site, for example, into coniferous flour, but this does not allow using the full potential of woody greenery [3]. The solution to the problem can be the use of a separator of woody greenery, which determines the activity of patenting samples of technology and methods of harvesting woody greenery [4].…”