Yield and composition of lipophylic extracts of yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis Britton) as a function of wood age and aging under industrial conditions
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Jean-Michel Lavoie
Abstract
The lipophylic extracts of yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) have been investigated to detect the effect of tree age and wood storage time on extract composition. A total of 17 wood disks were cut from trees belonging to different age groups at 1 m above ground and the wood was milled as usual for extraction (laboratory samples). In addition, 49 sawdust samples were collected in a lumber mill to study the effect of industrial processing on the extractives (industrial samples). All laboratory and industrial samples were extracted with dichloromethane under sonication. The chemical composition of the lipophilic extracts obtained was analyzed by GC-MS. A systematic (quasi-linear) relationship was found between the lipophilic extract yield and specimen age. A total of 30 constituents from yellow birch extracts have been identified, 26 of which have never been previously reported for B. alleghaniensis wood.
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