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The document examines the effect of extractives on the heating value of Gmelina arborea. Samples of heartwood, sapwood, bark, branches, and leaves were extracted using solvents to remove extractives. The heating values of the extracted and unextracted samples were then measured and compared. Extractives accounted for an average of 23.2% of the heating value in heartwood, 20.1% in sapwood, 31.5% in bark, 17% in branches, and 22.1% in leaves. Analysis showed the extractives contained compounds like fats, carb
- Author
- John Lloyd Ugale
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- EN