Thermal Treatment of Wood for Mitigating of Climate Change

Abstract:

Among individual techniques of wood treatment, there are highly significant differences in the greenhouse gas balance. Greenhouse gases have, according to the currently adopted global convention, a major impact on global warming and climate change. Nevertheless, there are also sceptical opinions on the scientific basis of such concept. As well as the natural processes of tree growth and the end of their life cycle, the wood processing technologies also affect the balance of greenhouse gases on Earth. The current natural forest without human intervention does not have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions definitely, but can also be the source of their emissions. Also, technological, particularly thermal, processes have different contribution to the production of greenhouse gases. The submitted paper presents the context of warming and cooling of the Earth during its development with a concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Further, the indicative greenhouse gas balance, respectively, CO₂ generated at thermal wood processing processes, are analysed.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 688)
• Pages: 195-203
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.688.195
• Online since: April 2016
• Authors: Emília Hroncová*, Juraj Ladomerský, Peter Andráš, Ingrid Turisová
• Keywords: Climate Changes, Greenhouse Gas, Thermal Process, Wood

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