The Diversity of Wood and Non-Wood Forest Products: Anatomical, Physical and Chemical Properties, and Potential Applications

• Other Authors: Sousa, Vicelina (Editor), Pereira, Helena (Editor), Quilhó, Teresa (Editor), Miranda, Isabel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Forestry & related industries; Calamus zollingeri; Calamus ornatus; dynamic vapor sorption; basic density; volumetric swelling; white rot; mold; Quercus suber L.; seasonal variation; cuticular waxes; leaves; new species; morphology; wood; properties; chemical composition; spectroscopy; chemometrics; unconventional species; Quercus suber; cork borer; cork; phenolics; tropical species; wood anatomy; wood density; wood color; multivariate analysis; species diversity; dark-brown zone; lenticular filling tissue; quantitative anatomical characteristics; Quercus variabilis; reproduction cork; scanning electron microscopy; sclereid; virgin cork; Cytisus scoparius; liquefied; optimization; eco-valorization; agro-industrial residues; Asparagaceae; lignocellulose; crystalline cellulose; syringyl/guaiacyl; anatomy; Tilia amurensis Rupr.; Tilia mandshurica Rupr. & Maxim.; branch; wood properties; papermaking material; tropical timber; color parameters; mid-infrared spectroscopy; FTIR ratios; environmental factors; West African Sahel; Cupressus funebris Endl. wood; wood knots; physical properties; wood color properties; n/a
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The diversity of wood and non-wood forest products is enormous and reflected in their anatomical, physical and chemical properties as well as their potential applications. Special attention should be given to lesser-known species and even to invasive species, which may be profitable when properly ma...