Potential of noble fir, Norway spruce, western red cedar and western hemlock grown for timber production in Great Britain
Thesis
Gil-Moreno, D. Potential of noble fir, Norway spruce, western red cedar and western hemlock grown for timber production in Great Britain. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1506120
The limited range of commercial timber species in Great Britain has led the forestry sector to consider wider planting of other species. This research addresses wood propertie...
The Extractive Content of Scottish Roundwood - October 2015
Report
Adams, S. H. (2015)
The Extractive Content of Scottish Roundwood - October 2015
A study of early colour change due to simulated accelerated sunlight exposure in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)
Journal Article
Kint, D. P., Hill, C. A., Sharratt, V., Hill, C. A. S., & Kint, D. (2009)
A study of early colour change due to simulated accelerated sunlight exposure in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). Polymer Degradation and Stability, 94(9), 1589-1594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.04.010
A detailed study of early colour change in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) due to accelerated simulated sunlight exposure was undertaken focusing on the 1st 24 hours of change. ...
Why does acetylation protect wood from microbiological attack?
Journal Article
Hill, C. A. S. (2009)
Why does acetylation protect wood from microbiological attack?. Wood Material Science and Engineering, 4(1-2), 37-45. https://doi.org/10.1080/17480270903249409
Three main mechanisms have been postulated for explaining why acetylation provides protection from wood against fungal decay, which can be divided into biochemical (substrate ...
Decay resistance of acetylated and hexanoylated hardwood and softwood species exposed to Coniophora puteana
Journal Article
Hill, C. A. S., Curling, S., Kwon, J., & Marty, V. (2009)
Decay resistance of acetylated and hexanoylated hardwood and softwood species exposed to Coniophora puteana. Holzforschung, 63(5), 619-625. https://doi.org/10.1515/hf.2009.124
The effect of chemical modification with acetic or hexanoic anhydride upon the decay resistance of wood was studied. Both sapwoods and heartwoods of the following trees were i...
The reduction in the fibre saturation point of wood due to chemical modification using anhydride reagents: A reappraisal.
Journal Article
Hill, C. A. S. (2008)
The reduction in the fibre saturation point of wood due to chemical modification using anhydride reagents: A reappraisal. Holzforschung, 62, 423-428. https://doi.org/10.1515/HF.2008.078
The data from a previous study of the moisture adsorption of Corsican pine modified with linear chain carboxylic acid anhydrides, (acetic, propionic, butyric, valeric, hexanoi...
Moisture adsorption isotherms of Acacia Mangium
and Endospermum Malaccense using dynamic vapour
sorption.
Journal Article
Zaihan, J., Hill, C. A. S., Curling, S., Hashim, W. S., & Hamdan, H. (2008)
sorption. Journal of tropical forest science, 21, 277-285
Moisture adsorption isotherms of Acacia mangium and sesenduk using dynamic vapour sorption. Two Malaysian hardwoods, namely, acacia (Acacia mangium) and sesenduk (Endospermum ...
Do people grow on trees? Guidance for employers in the Scottish forest and timber industries.
Report
Bond, S., Thomson, E., MacPherson, S. & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2008)
Do people grow on trees? Guidance for employers in the Scottish forest and timber industries
The final report for the Forest Industries Recruitment and Retention (FIRRS) project.
Forests and their products are hugely important to the economic and environmental sustai...
A digital photographic method for 3D reconstruction of standing tree shape.
Journal Article
Hapca, A. I., Mothe, F., & Leban, J. (2007)
A digital photographic method for 3D reconstruction of standing tree shape. Annals of Forest Science, 64(6), 631-637. https://doi.org/10.1051/forest%3A2007041
A digital photographic method is presented which is able to reconstruct the profile of the stem on standing trees up to a height of 12 m and to provide a fine level of detail....
firrs DVD: Exploring the science and engineering of wood.
Digital Artefact
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2006)
firrs DVD: Exploring the science and engineering of wood.
The firrs DVD features over two hours worth of videos about the science and technology of wood and the people involved. It is aimed at young people ages 12-16 and looks at a ...