Sentence examples for decomposition of wood from inspiring English sources

The cool climate of these areas also limits decomposition of wood fragments, grasses, sedges, and mosses that may have accumulated in the wet sites.

A mathematical model has been used that includes the kinetics of thermal decomposition of wood, the latent heat of vaporization of water, and variable thermal properties.

The results of this study highlight the implications of emission reporting at a lower tier and prompts further research into the decomposition of wood products in landfills at a national level.

A comprehensive mathematical model for the decomposition of wood by both the hydrolysis and pyrolysis reaction pathways was developed based on a theoretical understanding of the physical and chemical processes wood undergoes under these conditions and on the results of a series of batch experiments.

An estimated 10,000 insect species frequent the park; they pollinate plants, provide a food source for birds, fish, mammals and other animals, and help in the decomposition of wood.

In the scheme of the succession of fungal species involved in the decomposition of wood, C. micaceus is a late stage colonizer, and prefers to feed on wood that has already decomposed sufficiently to have reached "a friable softened consistency".

It has been documented [23] that ponding does alter wood properties significantly, by causing decomposition of various wood elements depending on the particular bacteria or fungus introduced into the wood.

In later ecosystems the carbon dioxide "locked up" in wood is returned to the atmosphere by decomposition of dead wood.

Decomposition of moist wood is modeled using the shrinking unreacted-core approximation for a finite rate of reaction and the assumption of a thermally controlled evaporation of moisture across an infinitely thin front at constant temperature.

After the complete decomposition of the wood nanocomposite structure, the charring process commences with the formation of aromatic structures, and a strongly increasing scattering signal at small angles indicates the formation and growth of nanopores.

The low temperature of the water has slowed the decomposition of the wood, hence the longevity of the bobbing tree.