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Wood morphology and properties from molecular perspectives

Annals of forest science., 2015, Vol.72 (6), p.679-684 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

INRA and Springer-Verlag France 2014 ;Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ;ISSN: 1286-4560 ;ISSN: 1297-966X ;EISSN: 1297-966X ;DOI: 10.1007/s13595-014-0403-3

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  • Title:
    Wood morphology and properties from molecular perspectives
  • Author: Salmen, Lennart
  • Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences ; Cell wall ; Environment ; Forestry ; Forestry Management ; Hemicelluloses ; Life Sciences ; Lignin ; Mechanical properties ; Moisture ; Original Paper ; Tree Biology ; Ultrastructure ; Wood Science & Technology
  • Is Part Of: Annals of forest science., 2015, Vol.72 (6), p.679-684
  • Description: • Background It is with increasing interest that wood materials are now being considered as a green resource. For improving the product performance of wood derived materials new ways of separating them from wood are required. Thus, there is a great demand for a better understanding of the ultrastructure of wood and how the components are interaction on a molecular level in building up its properties. • Material and method By the use of microscopic and spectroscopic techniques combined with mechanical forces, new knowledge regarding especially the role of the matrix polymers, the hemicelluloses and lignin, has been gained. This relates specifically to molecular interaction and orientation. • Results It is here demonstrated that all of the wood polymers within the secondary cell wall exhibit a preferred orientation along the fibrils. The degree of orientation decreases in the order cellulose, hemicelluloses to the lignin which only shows a small degree of orientation, probably induced by structural constrains. • Conclusion This orientation distribution is probably what has to be considered to better predict transverse cell wall properties. Moisture accessible regions are also aligned in a parallel arrangement in the cellulose fibrils explaining its high moisture resistance. The lignin is surprisingly inactive in the stress transfer in the secondary wall. This could perhaps be related to the function of lignin providing compressive, hydrostatic resistance in the lenticular spaces between fibrils, when longitudinally straining the fibre. This knowledge of the ultrastructural properties of the wood polymers, here presented, provides for a better understanding of the cell wall properties.
  • Publisher: Paris: Springer Paris
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1286-4560
    ISSN: 1297-966X
    EISSN: 1297-966X
    DOI: 10.1007/s13595-014-0403-3
  • Source: SpringerOpen
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