Assessing the environmental impact of forest residual-based biojet fuel
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Replacing fossil fuel-based products with bio-based products are good for …more
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Packaging pretreated wood material for transport
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There are multiple ways to envision a supply chain that uses forest residuals to make a variety of chemical products. One option would have all of the wood residuals transported to …more
New report on logging utilization in Idaho
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Logging utilization studies describe how trees are harvested in commercial operations and account for how the various tree parts are used. This information helps land managers evaluate their logging operations and can reveal utilization trends over time and within various regions.
Logging utilization data is particularly valuable to NARA researchers because it provides a basis used …more
Transportation of residues: would you bundle?
charles.dillon2By: Janna Loeppky, M.S. Candidate, Oregon State University
In the forest industry, timber harvesting supplies the demand for one of the world’s most renewable resources: logs. Although the majority of consumers may only know about the final products purchased from mills and lumberyards, the harvesting operation is quite extensive. From stump to mill, the costs for extracting desirable trees to fulfill market demand range in cost depending on the size of the unit being harvested and the amount of …more
WSU runs “Go Cougs” ad featuring slash-to-biojet fuel research
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Washington State University (WSU) created this “Go Cougs” ad which can be viewed here. This advertisement refers to the NARA project which is led by WSU.
Western Montana Corridor work available online
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NARA is tasked to provide a supply chain analysis for converting forest residuals to biojet fuel and lignin-based co-products within the northwestern United States defined within the Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana state borders. University students and their mentors, through the Integrated Design Experience (IDX) course, provide much of the …more
Estimating Biomass Availability: Dr. Kevin Boston
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Story written by Jenna Loeppky: M.F. candidate and graduate research assistant in the Department of Forest Engineering, Resource Management at Oregon State University
Researchers, such as Oregon State University Professor and NARA investigator Dr. Kevin Boston, are asking questions …more
Smart tools to measure slash pile volumes
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A woodland owner has a choice of time tested measuring techniques to predict how much lumber can be produced from trees. Accurate volume estimates can help forest managers plan for the number and type of trees to harvest and the appropriate workforce and equipment needed.
NARA provides technical assistance to an emerging industry that, instead of using the bole wood (trunk) for lumber, uses the wood …more
NREL produces National map of forest residuals
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NREL produced a map showing the amount of forest residuals produced from logging operations. The data is shown per county and is based upon the USDA, Forest Service’s Timber Product Output database, 2007.
To view the map, click here.
Harvesting forest residuals: environmental impacts and sustainability
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Typically when trees are harvested for lumber and pulp, the limbs and branches (commonly termed “forest residuals”) are left on the forest floor or collected in slash piles and burned. If these forest residuals were used instead to produce products such as biojet fuel, what effect would that have on our environment and how can we manage the …more