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Tree Products

This online Study Guide is provided as a complement to the

Working With Nature Series books:

FORESTS, TREES & WOOD and FIRESTORM IN THE FOREST.

 

"A forest gives us many things.”

    How has a forest touched your life today?  You may be surprised.  The obvious being paper, lumber, and furniture; all are tangible things we directly associate with the wood of a tree.  The following list is of some less obvious tree items.  Some you will recognize as everyday items.  As you can see, “People try to use all parts of a log.”

 

CELLULOSE FIBER FILLER is the principal component of wood flour and melamine resins.  It is used primarily in plastics for bonding and added strength. 

appliance casings	impact resistant additives	plastics for toys
ball point pen tubes	insulation	sanding sealers
buttons	irrigation piping	skull reconstruction plates
counter tops	molded simulated wood	sound proofing material
domino tiles	molded luggage	street lamp shades
eye glass frames	packaging	thermoplastic molding
eye glass lenses	plastic tool handles	urethane
floor tiles	plastic twine

 

CHEMICAL CELLULOSES such as ETHYL CELLULOSE is used to create a variety of products from acetate to straws. 

acetate	photographic film	sandwich bags
carbon paper	photographic paper	sausage casings
laminating adhesives	pressure sensitive adhesives	straws
mylar	rayon
packaging	rayon cording for tires

 

NITRO CELLULOSE, another chemical based cellulose, is used in explosives and solid rocket propellants.

 

ETHYL ALCOHOL and TORULA YEAST come from wood sugars.  Torula yeast is a high protein nutritional supplement found in some human and animal foods.

baby food	cereals	fish supplements
cattle supplements	chicken supplements	pet foods

 

LIGNOSULFONATES come directly from the pulping process.  These spent pulping liquids are used in many products.

adhesives	dust abatement	medicines for
ammonia	emulsifiers	high blood pressure
binders for ores, charcoal,	fertilizer	& Parkinson's disease
& animal feed	gummed tape	printing inks
cement	improved concrete	rubber products
ceramics	insecticides	soaps
cleaning compounds	latex products	soil conditioners
cosmetics	lead storage batteries	soil erosion controllers
drilling fluids	leather tanning agents	vanillin
		water treatment agents

 

Wood EXTRACTIVES and RESINOUS materials provide ingredients for the following products.  Some in this category are recovered during the pulping process.

aromas	fragrances	soaps
bacterial agents	fungicides	solder fluxes
chewing gum	household cleaners	solvents
citrus oils	lacquers	spice oils
cutting oils	lime scents	spirit varnishes
deodorizers	odorants	tempering oils
detergents	oil varnishes	toothpaste
disinfectants	paint	turpentine
driveway cleaners	paint removers	varnishes
enamels	preservatives	wood preservatives
essences	sanding sealers
floor polishes	shampoo