ABSTRACT Background: The wood heat treatment results in the partial degradation of its chemical constituents, mainly cellulose and hemicellulose, reducing the hygroscopicity of the material. This process improves the dimensional stability and resistance to biodeterioration and worsens the mechanical resistance. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of heat treatment on the physical, anatomical, chemical, and mechanical properties of Fraxinus excelsior wood. In untreated and heat-treated wood, the pH, buffering capacity, basic density, equilibrium moisture content, shrinkage, wood anatomy, thermogravimetric behavior, and chemistry by conventional and FTIR methods were determined. Results: Heat treated wood had lower pH (5.50), equilibrium moisture content (6.26%), shrinkage (7,29%), holocellulose contents (55,96%) and higher buffering capacity (0,479 mmol/L), extractives (8,25%), and lignin contents (35,78%). Heat treatment reduced the pH and increased the buffering capacity of the wood, reduced the holocellulose content, and increased the lignin content, leaving the wood less hygroscopic and reducing its volumetric and linear variation. The process did not change the basic density and fiber length, but it reduced their width, lumen diameter, and wall thickness. The FTIR analysis confirmed the degradation of holocellulose and division of aliphatic side chains in lignin. The maximum dredging range of untreated and heat-treated wood occurred at 350 ºC, and the heat-treated wood had a higher residual mass when subjected to 500 ºC. Conclusion: Heat-treated wood can be indicated for products used in external environments, such as floors, fences, coatings, door and window structures.

Abstract: Thermal treatments have the effect of reducing the hygroscopicity and improving the resistance to microbiological attack of wood by the degradation of its chemical constituents. During the treatments, the mass of the wood is reduced, a factor that can affect the quality of the materials according to their use. The objective was to verify the effect of the thermal treatment variables on the thermogravimetric properties and the chemical composition of Eucalyptus grandis. The treatments were carried out in a vacuum oven with three atmosphere conditions - vacuum; N2; vacuum+N2 at temperatures of 140, 180 and 220 °C for 6 hours. It was observed that the mass loss during treatments differed only according to the temperatures used. The extractive content, total lignin and holocellulose presented significant changes only at 220°C in all three atmospheres. In the thermogravimetric analysis, the greatest value of residual mass was found in the treatment that used nitrogen and 220 °C, thus demonstrating that this treatment was more invasive, leading to the conclusion that the vacuum application can help to reduce the degradation of the constituents of the eucalypt wood. Wood, which can lead to the production of thermally treated wood without great losses in the mechanical properties.

Resumo Com a determinação do quanto de biomassa florestal é gerada após as intervenções culturais é possível definir as áreas passíveis de exploração. Com isso, o objetivo do trabalho foi quantificar e estimar a oferta de biomassa de Pinus taeda L. disponível após as intervenções culturais. O experimento foi realizado em reflorestamentos nos municípios dos estados do Paraná e Santa Catarina, com idades de 3 anos (primeira desrama), 5 anos (segunda desrama), 7 anos (terceira desrama), 11 anos (primeiro desbaste) 19 anos (segundo desbaste), 23 e 33 anos (cortes rasos). Para cada idade foram amostradas 10 árvores e quantificados os componentes acículas, galhos, ponteira e casca. Após o corte raso, aos 23 anos houve maior disponibilidade de biomassa individual (372,6 kg.árv-1) e por unidade de área (144,4 t.ha-1), sendo composto principalmente por galhos (69,3%), seguido das acículas (17,9%), casca (11,0%) e ponteira (1,8%) por unidade de área. A correlação entre a massa dos componentes da biomassa por árvore e as variáveis independentes foi significativa e superior a 0,52. A menor correlação foi observada entre estas e a quantidade ofertada de ponteiras. Os modelos de regressão selecionados para estimar a massa de biomassa em função das variáveis independentes tiveram R2aju superiores a 83%, baixos desvios padrões e coeficientes de variação.

Abstract Along with the determination of how much of forest biomass is generated after the cultural interventions, it is possible to define areas that can be exploited. Thus, the objective of this work was to quantify and estimate the biomass supply of Pinus taeda L. available after cultural interventions. The experiment was carried out in populations in the cities of Paraná and Santa Catarina states, with ages of 3 years (first pruning), 5 years (second pruning), 7 years (third pruning), 11 years (first thinning), 19 years (second thinning), 23 and 33 years (harvesting). For each age, 10 trees were sampled and the components of the leaves, twigs, canopy and bark were quantified. After harvesting at 23 years old there was greater availability of individual biomass (372.6 kg. tree-1) and per unit area (144.4 t.ha-1), being composed mainly of twigs (69.3%), followed by leaves (17.9%), bark (11.0%) and canopy (1.8%) per unit area. The correlation between the mass of the components of the biomass per tree and the independent variables was significant and higher to 0.52. The lower correlation was observed between these and the mass of canopy. The regression models selected to estimate the mass of biomass from the independent variables had R2adju higher than 83%, low standard deviations and low coefficients of variation.

ABSTRACT The objective of this work was to evaluate environmental effect on growth, wood basic density and anatomical characteristics of Eucalyptus grandis × Eucalyptus urophylla clones for pulp production. The studied clones were from 6.5-year-old plantations of Fibria Celulose company, located in two places: Nova Almeida (ES) and Posto da Mata (BA). The total and commercial heights, diameter at breast height (DBH), wood and bark volume (dendrometric characteristics), heartwood and sapwood percentages, wood basic density and wood fibers and vessels were evaluated. The heartwood and sapwood percentage and vessel frequency were the only characteristics not influenced by the growth site among the studied parameters. On the other hand, tree height (total and commercial) was considered the most influenced by the environment.

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the moisture content in the mass and energy balance of Eucalyptus wood during the pyrolysis process in a macro-lab scale. Two cylindrical specimens of 30 cm length, 12 cm diameter, and two pre-established moisture contents of 0.83% and 13%, were evaluated. The experiment was carried out in an electric oven, heating rate of 5oC.min-1 and final temperature of 500oC were the process conditions. Mass and energetic potentials of the non-condensable gases flow, were estimated from the data provided by the software Macro Thermogravimetric. The moisture content did not influence significantly in charcoal yields (30.2 e 30.4%). The highest energetic value of the non-condensable gases (2.549 MJ) during wood pyrolysis at 0.83% moisture content, was achieve. Water presence on wood decrease the concentration of the energetic compounds. The total energy concentrated in the charcoal and sub-products was 53% and 47%, respectively. The significant amount of sub-products suggests to consider the mass balance and flow energy compounds in further researches for integration and optimization technologies in both, production and gas burning processes, aiming to generate new industrial mechanisms to improve yield and quality of the products.

ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the environmental effect on the wood chemical composition of Eucalyptus grandis x Eucalyptus urophylla clones for pulp production. Seven clones of 6.5 years old were evaluated. The clones were planted in two growing sites, Nova Almeida - Espírito Santo and Posto da Mata - Bahia, established in 3 x 3 m spacing. Five trees were selected from each clone and discs were removed from five different positions equidistant from the trunk and at diameter at breast height (DBH) height. Two wedge from opposite sides were obtained from the discs. A chemical analysis was performed with a sample composed of all the wedges of each tree in order to determine extractive contents, lignin, holocellulose, carbohydrates and the ratio among syringyl (S) and guaiacyl (G) lignin substructures (S/G) per tree. The S/G ratio was considered to be the most stable characteristic to environmental change, followed by the holloceluloose content, which was considered the second least characteristic influenced by the growth site. Most of the studied clones presented a statistical difference between the growing site for the wood extractive content, in contrast to the total carbohydrates content that was highlighted by presenting values which were little influenced by the genetic material and the growth site.