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Manitoba and the Emerging Bioeconomy

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Wood Extractives<br />

Non-cell wall components<br />

Can be removed using solvents,<br />

e.g. pet. e<strong>the</strong>r, acetone, ethanol,<br />

water<br />

- Relatively small molecules (<<br />

C40)<br />

Usually comprise 1-5% of <strong>the</strong><br />

wood<br />

Under genetic control & vary by<br />

species<br />

Wood Extractives<br />

Fern<strong>and</strong>ez et al. Journal of Chromatography A<br />

922(1,2), 225-233 (2001)<br />

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