Study on the longitudinal permeability of oil palm wood

• Main Authors: Choo, Adrian Cheng Yong, Md. Tahir, Paridah, Karimi, Alinaghi, Bakar, Edi Suhaimi, Abdan, Khalina, Ibrahim, Azmi, A. Bakar, Balkis Fatomer
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29165/1/29165.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29165/; http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie4009259
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

In this research, variations in longitudinal permeability of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) wood were investigated. Panels were prepared from bark to pith with the study carried out on 3 parts of the transverse surface: outer, middle, and inner. Microscopic observations were done to determine the...