Abstract
Forest biomass can be used as various types of raw materials such as pulp, wood pellets, solid charcoals and so on. This paper estimates the nation wide amount of forest biomass based on the projection of forest areas for its effective and economic use. Several trend equations are used in projecting the forest areas. In 2009, the forest biomass arising from thinning is estimated be 6,591,575 m3. The estimates of forest biomass in 2015 and 2018 are 6,375,627 m3 and 6,284,779 m3, respectively. Since the forest areas are projected to be declining, the biomass generated by thinning will decrease. This implies that the new alternatives for supplying raw materials for biofuels must be prepared before then.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 25-32 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Palpu Chongi Gisul/Journal of Korea Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Forest biomass
- Projection of forest area
- Pulp
- Trend equation
- Wood pellet
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Materials Science(all)
- Media Technology