Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are contained in various construction materials and
interior equipment. Their higher concentrations in the indoor air are associated with negative …

Environmental issues and health-benefitting design strategies have raised interest in natural
and renewable building materials, resulting in an increased focus on the use of wood in built …

A new approach is proposed for the inclusion of sustainability issues in the assessment and
prioritization of process improvement projects. It is based on extending the conventional …

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a diverse group of compounds that can have a
strong impact on indoor air quality. Wood and thermally modified wood emit VOCs, which …

In the present study a Box–Behnken experimental design was used to understand the effect
of the moisture content of lodgepole pine grind (33–39%, wb), die speed (40–60 Hz) and …

The blending of woody and herbaceous biomass can influence pellet quality and the energy
consumption of the process. This work aims to understand the pelleting characteristics of 2 …

Wood bark is one of the major feedstocks in bioenergy and bioeconomy scenarios in
Finland. Currently it is used mainly for producing heat and power, which make buffer storage …

Biomass—both plant and animal waste—is the oldest source of renewable energy. When
compared to fossil fuels, which took hundreds of millions of years to form, biomass is …

The primary aim of this study was to clarify the chipping productivity and fuel consumption of
tractor-powered and truck-mounted drum chippers when chipping pine pulpwood at a …

The literature during 2000–2016 about drying of biofuels from the forest has been reviewed.
Biofuels constitute a low-cost energy resource that is likely to continue to increase and the …