Carbon storage in wood products

Kazulis, Valters; Muižniece, Indra; Žihare, Lauma; Blumberga, Dagnija

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.009

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“…The forest-based sector represents one of the most important parts of the European bioeconomy sector and positively affects atmospheric carbon balance. According to Kazulis et al [6], air pollution monitoring readings across the globe rose at the highest rate on record in 2015 and 2016. Fossil resources used for energy have been the primary cause of the accumulation and increase of CO 2 in the atmosphere.…”

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Changes in Carbon Balance of Harvested Wood Products Resulting from Different Wood Utilization Scenarios

Parobek

Paluš

Moravčík

et al. 2019

Forests

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The bioeconomy focuses on the production of renewable biological resources and the utilisation of these resources and waste streams into value added products. One of the most important aims of the forest industry is the sustainable production of wood. Improved utilization of available industrial wood assortments generates profit for all in the supply chain. At the same time, it may ensure the production of long-life harvested wood products (HWP), and consequently, increase the volume of carbon stored. The objective of this study is to compare different scenarios of industrial wood utilization in Slovakia and the resulting impacts on the national carbon balance. In the proposed scenarios, we aimed to evaluate changes in the current utilization of domestic wood resources through optimizing harvested wood assortments. Two inventory stock methods were applied to determine the potential quality of domestic wood and its utilization through appropriate distribution of outputs. The model scenario assumes that the higher share of industrial roundwood utilised to produce long-life HWP (sawnwood, wood-based panels) will increase carbon sequestration in HWP. Other scenarios quantify the differences between the carbon volumes stored in HWP using the modelled wood assortment supplemented with alternatives with and without export. The results confirmed that increasing the level of carbon stored in HWP can be achieved by changing the wood assortment structure, while maintaining the same level of volume felled. The highest level of carbon stock was observed in the scenario assuming the optimal structure of wood assortments and no wood export. The scenario that optimized wood assortments and excluded wood exports resulted in the highest level of predicted carbon stock, estimated at 4.87 million tons (mil. tons).

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Changes in Carbon Balance of Harvested Wood Products Resulting from Different Wood Utilization Scenarios

Parobek

Paluš

Moravčík

et al. 2019

Forests

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“…In order for the level of consumption of solid wood to increase, it is necessary to innovate in improving the quality of wood (Potkány et al 2018. Composite wood production must also use new and renewable energy so that emissions are low (Kazulis et al 2017).…”

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Measuring the sustainability of wood consumption at the household level in Indonesia: Case study in Bogor, Indonesia

Abdulah¹,

Suhendang

Purnomo

et al. 2020

Biodiversitas

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Abstract. Abdulah L, Suhendang E, Purnomo H, Mattangaran JR. 2020. Measuring the sustainability of wood consumption at the household level in Indonesia: Case study in Bogor, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 21: 457-464. Data on consumption of wood products at the end-user level does not yet exist. This is caused by variations in the shape of wood products and raw materials used. Meanwhile, information on the level of consumption per capita is needed to measure sustainability consumption at the household level, determine the volume of wood production and carbon storage in wood products in the household. The novelty of this study is in method for measure wood product consumption. The aim of this study was to estimate the level of wood consumption at the household level in the form of use for construction and furniture. The method used was a survey of wood products at the industrial level and to make a database and then confirmed to households to determine the level of consumption. The results showed that wood products in the household are divided into 2 main parts namely construction and furniture. The level of wood consumption varied greatly depending on the type of roof, the number of doors and windows and the amount of furniture used. The level of consumption in Bogor reached 0.1 m3 per capita. This consumption was influenced by the time of use and the size of family.

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“…Markstedt et al (2019) [83] write about utilising cellulosic bio-wastes, sourced from forestry, to 'grow wood' by 3D-printing and produce a range of objects-from food packaging to pharmaceuticals to construction, and thereby reduce the rate at which trees for harvested. Prolonging the use of wooden products is tantamount to trapping the carbon in it for a longer time; here is where reuse, refurbishing and modular ('circular') design of wooden products (bio-based products, in general) become one of the defining characteristics of a circular bioeconomy [77,84,346]. Prolongation of use can be accomplished by creating a demand for recyclable wood-plastic composites, which has been posited as an environmentally attractive initiative which can be undertaken in circular economies of the future [78].…”

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Circular Bio-economy—Paradigm for the Future: Systematic Review of Scientific Journal Publications from 2015 to 2021

Govindarajan

2021

Circ.Econ.Sust.

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While ‘renewable’ is the keyword in a bioeconomy and resource conservation is the motivation behind a circular economy, a circular bioeconomy is one in which waste streams from renewable bio-resources are looped back into the technosphere—open-loop or closed-loop recycling or conversion from matter to energy. This systematic review brings together 385 publications from 2015 to 2021, originating from 50 countries and appearing in 150 journals, into a coherent account of the status quo of published research on circular bioeconomy. The numbers bear testimony to the growing interest in this field of research. Germany is the leading contributor to the scientific literature base (10%), while the Journal of Cleaner Production (9%) tops the list of journals in the fray. The methodology adopted has been clearly explained, and the discussion has been segmented into sub-sections and sub-sub-sections to do justice to the diversity of the nature of the publications. A little flexibility in organisation of the flow of the text has been availed of, to improve readability. The circular bioeconomy can be visualised as a set of ‘many through many to many’ relationships, enabling both economies of scale and scope in the longer run. This calls for extensive collaboration and cooperation among the numerous stakeholders involved. Several barriers will have to be overcome. Technology impact assessments and sustainability risk appraisals need to be carried out in order to ensure and convince stakeholders that they are on the right path. But as one knows and will appreciate, challenges lurk where there exist opportunities to be availed of, to replace the take-make-use-dispose paradigm of a linear economy to the grow-make-use-restore alternative. Graphical abstract

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Carbon storage in wood products

Cited by 28 publications

References 2 publications

Changes in Carbon Balance of Harvested Wood Products Resulting from Different Wood Utilization Scenarios

Changes in Carbon Balance of Harvested Wood Products Resulting from Different Wood Utilization Scenarios

Measuring the sustainability of wood consumption at the household level in Indonesia: Case study in Bogor, Indonesia

Circular Bio-economy—Paradigm for the Future: Systematic Review of Scientific Journal Publications from 2015 to 2021

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