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Descripción
Pinus pinaster Aiton is the pine with the largest natural area of distribution in Spain and the species that sustains the country?s resin industry, with an annual average production of 3.2 to 3.5 kg per tree. After trees have been tapped, their wood has a high resin content and is of little use because of machining difficulties. For the first time, resinous wood of this species was characterized to compare its physico-mechanical properties with those of non-resinous wood. Statistically significant differences were found in all the properties studied except modulus of elasticity. The resin produced by tapping decreased swelling, probably by reducing accessibility to the ?OH groups and decreasing the available spaces during the capillary condensation phase. Similarly, tapping caused an increase in wood density and therefore in hardness, at the same time improving the mechanical properties.
Internacional	Si
JCR del ISI	Si
Título de la revista	Bioresources
ISSN	1930-2126
Factor de impacto JCR	1,334
Información de impacto
Volumen	11
DOI
Número de revista	2
Desde la página	5230
Hasta la página	5241
Mes	MAYO
Ranking	Materials Science, Paper & Wood: 5/21

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• Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Tecnología de la Madera y el Corcho
• Departamento: Sistemas y Recursos Naturales