Table 1.
Structural chemical composition of Raru wood
Wood Species | Log Position | Lignin | Holocellulose | Alpha Cellulose | Hemicellulose |
C. lanceolatum | Base | 28.78 (0.68) | 61.78 (1.10) | 42.44 (0.08) | 19.34 (0.48) |
| Middle | 29.62 (1.73) | 61.03 (0.04) | 41.6 (0.85) | 19.43 (0.47) |
| Top | 27.66 (0.65) | 61.03 (0.04) | 41.62 (0.74) | 19.62 (0.45) |
V. pauciflora | Base | 31.13 (0.47) | 62.24 (0.34) | 41.3 (0.68) | 20.94 (0.62) |
| Middle | 31.25 (0.21) | 67.34 (0.48) | 44.26 (0.51) | 23.08 (0.37) |
| Top | 27.97 (0.81) | 69.00 (0.85) | 43.29 (0.41) | 25.71 (0.44) |
C. melanoxylon | Base | 25.23 (0.33) | 62.60 (0.85) | 40.60 (1.56) | 22.00 (0.28) |
| Middle | 26.30 (0.42) | 67.20 (0.28) | 44.99 (1.12) | 22.21 (0.30) |
| Top | 22.77 (1.09) | 59.59 (0.83) | 40.46 (1.50) | 19.13 (0.18) |