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  2. Wood - Wikipedia

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    Wood is a structural tissue/material found as xylem in the ... secondary cell walls, composed ... to extract various components from wood, or alternatively to modify ...

  3. Wood science - Wikipedia

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    Wood chemistry, whose primary focus is the analysis of the chemical constituents comprising wood, with specific emphasis on cellulose, lignin, hemicelluloses, and extractives, as well as on the various products derived from these components. It is also explores potential uses for pulp and paper production, the utilization of wood and wood waste ...

  4. Lignocellulosic biomass - Wikipedia

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    Xylan is one form of hemicellulose found in hardwood. [9] Lignocellulose consists of three components, each with properties that pose challenges to commercial applications. [10] lignin is a heterogeneous, highly crosslinked polymer akin to phenol-formaldehyde resins. It is derived from 3-4 monomers, the ratio of which varies from species to ...

  5. Lignin - Wikipedia

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    It is covalently linked to hemicellulose and therefore cross-links different plant polysaccharides, conferring mechanical strength to the cell wall and by extension the plant as a whole. [16] Its most commonly noted function is the support through strengthening of wood (mainly composed of xylem cells and lignified sclerenchyma fibres) in ...

  6. Secondary cell wall - Wikipedia

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    An example of this is that secondary wall in wood contains polysaccharides called xylan, whereas the primary wall contains the polysaccharide xyloglucan. The cells fraction in secondary walls is also higher. [7] Pectins may also be absent from the secondary wall, and unlike primary walls, no structural proteins or enzymes have been identified. [4]

  7. Composite material - Wikipedia

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    Typical engineered composite materials are made up of a binding agent forming the matrix and a filler material (particulates or fibres) giving substance, e.g.: Concrete, reinforced concrete and masonry with cement, lime or mortar (which is itself a composite material) as a binder; Composite wood such as glulam and plywood with wood glue as a binder

  8. Soil organic matter - Wikipedia

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    Secondary Minerals, microbial by-products Soil organic matter (SOM) is the organic matter component of soil , consisting of plant and animal detritus at various stages of decomposition , cells and tissues of soil microbes , and substances that soil microbes synthesize.

  9. Biomass (energy) - Wikipedia

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    The by-products from the wood processing industry are called wood processing residues and consist of cut offs, shavings, sawdust, bark, and black liquor. [27] Wood processing residues have a total energy content of 5.5 EJ annually. [28] Wood pellets are mainly made from wood processing residues, [m] and have a total energy content of 0.7 EJ.