Wood and Fiber Science · 1971 · 87 citations · 0 references
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Life SciencesAnatomyForest EcologyMicroscopic AnatomyPlant AnatomyBiomass ConversionTimber MaterialsWood AnatomyWood DecayWood MaterialsAmorphous StructureCarbonization Of WoodCombustion Behaviour Of WoodMicroscopic Wood AnatomyMicroscopy Of Wood StructureWood Cell StructureWood Cell Wall StructureWood Microstructure
On the basis of measurements of microtomed cubes of white oak and on resultant charcoal, dimensional changes occurring on the conversion of wood into charcoal are: tangential, -25.68%, radial, -15.45%, and longitudinal, -11.43%. Light microscopic examination of charcoal reveals residues of combustion present in cell cavities. Electron microscopic examination indicates that the original fibrillar arrangement of the cell wall has been replaced with a smooth, amorphous-appearing wall structure.