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For our first entry, we will do a short introduction to wood.
DEFINITION
According to the RAE:
- Solid part of trees covered by bark.
- Carved piece of wood that can be used for any carpentry work.
- Material of which the cavalry helmet is composed.
- Talent or natural disposition of people for a certain activity.
- Set of wind instruments of an orchestra originally made of wood.
We prefer to define it as:
- Woody matter and lignocellulose located between the bark and core of woody-stemmed trees.
The trees grow forming concentric rings, these correspond to the growth of biomass depending on the light and water absorbed by the tree at different times of the year.
It is an ecological product since it is the only renewable raw material that is produced on a large scale without damaging the environment.
It is a technically advanced material because, despite being manufactured by nature, it has a complex degree of structuring. It is composed of:
- Lignin: composes the cell wall and acts as a binder for cellulose. Giving the wood resistance to compression.
- Cellulose: filaments found on the inner wall of the lignin tube that coil around themselves. They give the wood tensile strength.
Its hygroscopic nature makes it considered a living material. Its ability to take and give up water molecules from the environment can generate dimensional variations.
It is a material that requires care against xylophagous organisms due to its organic origin.
Its low thermal conductivity and surface carbonization make it have good behavior against fire. Furthermore, the gases from its combustion are non-toxic and hardly expand.
Once cut and dried, its purposes are multiple:
- Paper manufacturing.
- Fuel (firewood).
- Kitchenware (crockery and cutlery).
- Engineering, construction and carpentry.
