ChETE Wood Flashcards
Packages made from _____ have
a special relationship to life
paper, paperboard, corrugated fiberboard, and wood
Which hold the memory of life?
Paper and Wood
offer
the potential for recycling and resource renewal.
Paper and Wood
are significant materials in the history of packaging
Paper and Wood
are among the oldest packaging materials.
Wood and woody materials
Early
humans used _____ as well as ____
as packaging materials.
hollowed-out pieces of wood and gourds, reeds, leaves, and clay
General categories of Wood and Lumber
Softwood and Hardwood
they have a simpler cellular structure
Softwood
modification of its physical
properties is needed to have similar strength, durability, appearance and
stability with hard wood
Softwood
these are wood that are more complex and has a condensed
structure,
hardwood
they usually perform better when exposed to the elements, as well as
having superior fire resistance.
hardwood
What are used in some application?
Plywood
Particle board
Fiberboard
Insulation board
Medium-Density Fiberboard
Hardboard
Composition of Wood
Cellulose
Hemicellulose
Lignin
Is 40-45%
Cellulose
Is an organic compound
Cellulose
A polysaccharide consisting
of a linear chain of several
hundred to over ten
thousand β linked D-glucose
unit.
Cellulose
Hemicellulose is 25-30% in
Soft
Hemicellulose is 20-35% in
Hardwood
A group of heterogeneous
polysaccharides which is
formed through
biosynthetic routes.
Hemicellulose
It has a 200-degree
polymerization
Hemicellulose
It is 20-30%
Lignin
Main classes of structural
material in the support
tissues of vascular plants
and some algae.
Lignin
Important in formation of
the cell wall.
Lignin
There are Cross-linked phenol
propane polymers
Lignin