• 제목/요약/키워드: mountain pine beetle (MPB)

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Quality of Mountain Pine Beetle Infested Fibers: Implications on the Production of Pulp and Paper Products

  • Kim, Yong-Sik;Obermajer, Alice;Korehei, Reza;Kadla, John F.;Yoon, Byung-Ho
    • 펄프종이기술
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    • 제41권1호
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2009
  • Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) attacked pine was evaluated for pulp quality, chemical and physical properties, and bleachability. Chemical analyses showed that the dehydroabietic acid and total acetone extractives content were higher in the year 3 (grey) attacked MPB chips and lower in the year 5 (grey) attacked MPB chips as compared to a typical SPF (spruce/pine/fir) reference. Lignin and carbohydrate content of the MPB wood chips were comparable to the SPF. Similarly, there was little difference in kappa number, pulp yield and liquor consumption between the 3 and 5 year MPB attacked wood. Likewise there was no significant difference in the resulting tear strength, burst, or tensile strength. There appeared to be an improved bleaching response in the MPB attacked pulp as compared to the SPF reference, but this was accompanied by a slightly lower bleached pulp yield and higher bleach filtrate COD and solids content.

Investigation of the Effect of Organoclay Additives on Mechanical Properties of PF resin and MPB-OSL using Creep Behavior Analysis and IB Test

  • Kim, Yong-Sik;Kadla, John F.
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • 제39권5호
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    • pp.381-389
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    • 2011
  • The effect of organoclays on the mechanical properties of cured phenol formaldehyde resin and oriented strand lumber made from Mountain Pine Beetle killed pine strands was analyzed. Three organoclays were used: a natural montmorillonite, hydrophobic organically modified 10 A, and hydrophilic organically modified 30 B. The oriented strand lumber samples were less creep deformation as well as improved internal bonding strength by adding organoclays in the order of 10 A 2% > MMT 2% > 30 B 2% > control. Furthermore, time-temperature superposition (TTS) analysis was proved to be able to predict the long-term creep behavior of MPB-OSL samples.