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Wood Composition

Authored By: D. Cassidy
Stack of Pine
Stack of Pine

Understanding the structure and composition of woody biomass is vital to efficient utilization. Wood is one of the most abundant resources in the bio-based industry and yet it is also one of the most complex materials, composed of polymers of lignin and carbohydrates that are physically and chemically bound together. Considerable amounts of energy are required to separate the polymers from each other (Committee on Biobased Industrial Products 2000). Deconstructing the hundreds of components that constitute woody material is the key to producing a substitute for petrochemicals. These components can be classified as:


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