Forestry residues can be divided into two categories:
- (i) Primary forestry residues (PFRs), and
- (ii) Secondary forestry residues.
PFRs are defined as residues that are left after logging operations (branches, stumps, treetops, bark, sawdust, etc.). In contrast to PFRs, secondary forestry residues are by-products and co-products of industrial wood-processing operations (bark, sawmill slabs, sawdust, wood chips, etc.).
Source category: Scientific & Technical Literature
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| Reference description | S.K. Karan, L. Hamelin,Towards local bioeconomy: A stepwise framework for high-resolution spatial quantification of forestry residues, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 134, 2020, 110350, ISSN 1364-0321, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110350. |
| Originally Published | Last Updated | 29 Jun 2018 | 19 Mar 2025 |
| Knowledge service | Metadata | Bioeconomy Knowledge Centre |
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