Importance and versatility of eucalypt wood to forest-based industries

Abstract

Diversified wood uses are getting more importance in the world, due to the use of wood as substitute of non-renewable resource products as fuels and plastics, derived mostly from petroleum. Materials from renewable natural resources as planted forests are relevant to minimize the pressure on native forests and contribute to maintain the life quality in the planet. The eucalypt plantation  supply a significant amount of the national forest products market, including wood solid products, as lumber, charcoal, and pulp and paper. The search for a more efficient use of eucalypt wood compounds has getting attention, focusing on biofuel and by-products. The isolation and conversion of wood lignin and hemicellulose in products of high added value as chemicals and bio-products have been largely studied in association with eucalypt wood. The objective of this study was to show the importance and versatility of the eucalypt wood use on forest-based industries.