Abstract This study evaluated the technological properties of Calophyllum brasiliense (guanandi) wood from a commercial plantation in Dueré, Tocantins. Anatomical, chemical, optical, physical, and mechanical properties were determined for eight-year-old trees. Anatomical analysis showed diffuse-porous wood with predomi...
This study investigates the extraction and characterisation of natural fibre from Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don, locally known as Habarala in Sri Lanka, with an emphasis on its potential as a lignocellulosic reinforcement for composite applications. Fibres were mechanically extracted from the stems using a decortica...
The sustainable and fast-growing natural material bamboo accommodates the potential for partially substituting energy-intensive materials in specific technical applications (e.g., in the building industry), thus playing a significant role in bringing about a turning point in reducing the disconcerting effects of global...
Pascal Franck, O. Bletz-Mühldorfer, Leander A. Bathon et al.· Discover Applied Sciences· 0 citations
This study examined the physical properties of Artocarpus blancoi wood, focusing on moisture content (MC), basic density (BD), and directional and volumetric shrinkage across tree samples and height levels. Three trees aged approximately 5 to 10 years, were sampled from Maguindanao del Norte in the Bangsamoro Autonomou...
Ben G. Dres, Rafael T. Acob, Jayric Villareal et al.· Environment and Natural Reso...· 0 citations
Indonesia has abundant biodiversity and valuable timber species are used as essential raw materials in various industries. The objective of this study was to provide physical properties and dimensional stability information of three kinds of wood species that are categorized as fast-growing wood, namely Gmelina (Gmelin...
Agung Nugrawan Kutana, Yanico Hadi Prayogo, I. Wahyudi et al.· Drvna industrija· 0 citations
This study aims to identify and describe the morphology of shell-less snails (slugs) in the Gunung Selatan Protected Forest area of Tarakan City. The research used a descriptive qualitative approach with a purposive sampling method. Sampling was conducted from November to December 2025 at four observation stations, e...