A review of mechanisms responsible for changes to stored woody biomass fuels

S Krigstin, S Wetzel - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
Large scale bioenergy facilities require vast amounts of biomass materials and take
advantage of a variety of woody materials in various forms including logs, hog fuel, bark …

Effect of Natural Drying Methods on Moisture Content and Mass Change of Scots Pine Roundwood

K Tomczak, A Tomczak, T Jelonek - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study evaluated changes in mass and the moisture content of stored summer-harvested
Scots pine small diameter roundwood subject to different types of preparation and storage …

An Optimization Approach to Assess the Impact of Drying and Dry Matter Losses of Eucalyptus globulus Roundwood and Biomass on Supply Chains Costs and GHG …

M Acuna, S Sánchez-García, E Canga - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
In-forest drying of roundwood and biomass (residues) can result in more efficient transport
operations from an economical and environmental perspective. On the negative side, in …

An Accuracy Assessment of Field and Airborne Laser Scanning–Derived Individual Tree Inventories using Felled Tree Measurements and Log Scaling Data in a …

AM Sparks, MV Corrao, RF Keefe, R Armstrong… - Forest …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
On-the-ground sample-based forest inventory methods have been the standard practice for
more than a century, however, remote sensing technologies such as airborne laser …

Effects of short-term storage method on moisture loss and weight change in beech timber

A Tomczak, G Grodziński, M Jakubowski… - Croatian Journal of …, 2018 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Timber harvested from fresh-felled trees has high moisture content and relatively
high mass. During storage, the timber dries out and its weight decreases with the loss of …

Within-Stem Differences in Moisture Content Loss during Transpiration and Air-Drying of Felled Oak Trees

A Tomczak, K Tomczak, T Jelonek, B Naskrent - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study evaluated within-stem differences in the moisture content of stored summer-
harvested oak wood with respect to drying method. The felled oaks were naturally dried for …

Use of lidar-derived landscape parameters to characterize alternative harvest system options in the Inland Northwest

RM Becker, RF Keefe, NM Anderson… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
As innovative harvest systems are developed, the extent to which they can be utilized on the
landscape based on machine capabilities is often unclear to forest managers. Spatial …

Small landowner production of pellets from green, beetle-killed, and burned lodgepole pine

X Qin, RF Keefe, DE Daugaard - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
To meet the growing need for raw materials to produce pellets and wood-based biofuels,
trees killed by natural disturbances have increasingly been considered as potential …

Bioenergy feedstock types and properties

JS Tumuluru, JS Tumuluru - Biomass Densification: Systems, Particle …, 2020 - Springer
Various woody, herbaceous, and municipal solid waste (MSW) biomass feedstocks such as
such as lodgepole pine, hybrid poplar, corn stover, other agricultural straws, switchgrass …

Bunching as a Method to Reduce Wood Moisture through Transpirational Drying following Forest Restoration Treatments in Northern Arizona

MA Riquelme, RW Hofstetter, D Auty… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Thinning is a necessary silvicultural activity for restoring the long-term sustainability of pine
forests in much of the southwestern United States. In northern Arizona, a landscape-scale …