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Chapter and Conference Paper
Rapid Characterization of Total Fatty Acids in Wood by Reactive Thermal Desorption-Gas Chromatography with Tetrabutylammonium Hydroxide
Acacia species are widely used for raw materials of papers [1]. However, fatty acid components remaining in paper often cause the paper slide on a printer drum. For this reason, rapid characterization of total fa...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Direct Analysis of Condensed Tannins in Bark by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry Combined with Solid Sample Preparation
Condensed tannins, mainly comprised of flavan-3-ol (catechin and epicatechin) units, are one of the phenolic compounds in wood with molecular weights between 500–3000 as shown in Figure 1 [1, 2]. The condensed ta...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Characterization of Natural Resin Shellac by Reactive Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography
Shellac is one of the thermosetting resins of animal origin secreted by the lac insect Kerria lacca which parasitically grows on some types of trees-such as mulberries commonly found in India, Thailand, Myanmar a...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Characterization of Photo-Yellowing Trigger Compounds Repressing Paper Recyclability of Eucalyptus globulus by Pyrolysis-GC/MS
Aucalyptus is a widely utilized species in tree plantation, especially intended for pulp production [1]. E. globulus is one of the fast growing species in tempertae zone with a rotation period of 8–10 years [2]. ...