Wood waste minimization in the timber sector of Ghana: a systems approach to reduce environmental impact

Evaluation on the Methane Production Potential of Wood Waste Pretreated with NaOH and Co-Digested with Pig Manure

“…WW mainly consist of the residues from tree felling and processing, as well as discarded furniture and building materials [2]. Among these processes, sawmills account for 40-60% of the total WW generation [3,4]. The total amount of China's WW is estimated to be 30.28 million tons in 2013 [5].…”

A comprehensive review of the production, adoption and sustained use of biomass pellets in Ghana

“…About 40% of Ghana's land is covered with forest and woodlands [ 45 ]. The timber processing sector [ 23 ], produces vast quantities of unused logging and sawmill residues [ 46 , 47 ], as shown in Fig. 1 , and the proportion has not changed much over the years [ 48 ].…”

LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) of EVP – engineering veneer product: plywood glued using a vacuum moulding technology from green veneers

“…Plywood panels have been sold all over the world for over 100 years and successive innovations have mainly concerned glues and different products for treating the wood (NCASI, 1999). LCAs of plywood were developed in order to discover the environmental impact of the manufacturing of traditional plywood in comparison with other products on the market (Ecoinvent, 2014;Lippke and Wilson, 2010;Wilson, 2010;FIBA and Bureau Veritas, 2011;Bureau Veritas, 2012), but also to identify where the environmental hotspots are in manufacturing (Gonz alez et al, 2013;Gonz alez-García et al, 2012aNg et al, 2014;Eshun et al, 2012). The LCA of furniture was carried out by Mirabella et al (2014).…”