Valorization of Extracted Bark for Particleboard Production: A Life-Cycle Impact Assessment
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43410%2F25%3A43926869" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43410/25:43926869 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17070925" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17070925</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym17070925" target="_blank" >10.3390/polym17070925</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Valorization of Extracted Bark for Particleboard Production: A Life-Cycle Impact Assessment
Original language description
The enhanced use of wood residues from the timber industry contributes to mitigating the global climate crisis. Currently, bark, a by-product of the timber industry, is primarily burned for thermal energy generation. However, with the growing demand for lignocellulosic products and the emphasis on extending life cycles, it would be more beneficial to prioritize substantial uses of bark over thermal utilization. Although numerous methods for substantial bark utilization have been explored, a significant untapped potential remains. The extractives obtained through water extraction, for instance, can be applied to various further uses like biopolymers or medical applications. This study investigates the impact of hot water extraction on the mechanical and physical properties of bark-based panels, with the aim of extending the life cycle of tree bark and its valorization in bio-based composites. The findings demonstrate that hot water extraction can enhance the bending properties (modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity) of bark-based panels. Additionally, the extractives obtained from the process have potential applications in the pharmaceutical and adhesive industries. The study also includes an LCIA that highlights the differences between the three scenarios addressed in this research, namely energy generation from bark-based biomass, extraction of bark, and use of extracted bark residues in the production of bark-based particleboard.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
20502 - Paper and wood
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Polymers
ISSN
2073-4360
e-ISSN
2073-4360
Volume of the periodical
17
Issue of the periodical within the volume
7
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
17
Pages from-to
925
UT code for WoS article
001463615900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105002438757