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Joana A. Paulo,Margarida Tomé
Pág. e008
Aim of study: Use the SUBER model to evaluate the influence of the cork debarking rotation period (CDR) on equivalent annual annuity (EAA) value.Area of study: Nine simulated stands, varying in site index (14.4, 15.6, 17.1) and cork quality characteristi...
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Sonia P. Faias,Joana A. Paulo,João H. N. Palma,Margarida Tomé
Pág. e02S
Aim of study: Cork oak is one of the main forest tree species in Portugal that typically occurs in montado, where operational practices oriented to the tree, crop or animal management may influence several of the ecosystem components. This study aimed at...
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Miguel Suffo, Celia Pérez-Muñoz, Gonzalo Alba and María Pilar Villar
In the wine bottling process, thermoplastics are commonly used to manufacture the crown of cork stoppers. The production of agglomerated cork stoppers generates a type of waste called cork powder (CoP) in large volumes with known properties but which are...
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Paride Coppelli, Simone Pedrazzi, Marco Puglia, Nicolò Morselli, Giulio Allesina, Fernanda Andreola, Isabella Lancellotti and Luisa Barbieri
This study aimed to investigate the possibility of recycling cork scraps derived from the production of agglomerated bottle caps containing organic additives (glues and adhesives) in addition to virgin wood. The study involved pyrolysis treatment followe...
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Mariola Sánchez-González,Florentino González-Hernández,Cristina Prades
Pág. eSC02
Aim of study: This study present a theoretical model that allow establishing the proper relationship between forces and diameters that take part in sealing for ensuring an adequate closure during storage time, and obtained the optimum stopper diameter fo...
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Ana C. Dias,Luís Arroja
Pág. 236 - 246
Aim of study: This study aims to develop a calculation model for estimating carbon accumulation in cork products, both whilst in use and when in landfills, and to apply the model to Portugal as an example.Area of study: The model is applicable worldwide ...
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Jesus Beira Davila,Cristina Prades Lopez,Ramon Santiago Beltran
Pág. 22 - 35
Aim of study: The aim of this study is to test new tools designed to debark cork oak trees: mechanized tools to perform cutting operations (IPLA-Morell, Stihl MC200 and COVELESS) and manual tools to separate and extract the cork (cork pincers, MIJURO).Ar...
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B. Dahane,R. T. Bouhraoua,J. L. Garcia de Ceca,J. R. Gonzalez-Adrados
Pág. 138 - 146
Aim of study: To analyze the effect of health status on cork production, analyzing if this influence is uniform or is affected by site conditions.Area of study: Two Western Algerian cork tree forests have been studied: M?Sila located in the coastal plain...
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Francisco Javier Flor-Montalvo, Eduardo Martínez-Cámara, Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz, Emilio Jiménez-Macías, Juan-Ignacio Latorre-Biel and Julio Blanco-Fernández
For both wine makers and customers, natural cork stoppers are a symbol of quality. Moreover, they are essential for maintaining the organoleptic properties of bottled wines throughout their lifespan. This research relied on the life-cycle assessment (LCA...
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Ana Martins Amaro, Paulo Nobre Balbis Reis, Ines Ivañez, Sonia Sánchez-Saez, Shirley Kalamis Garcia-Castillo and Enrique Barbero
The literature reports benefits when the cork powder obtained from industrial by-products is used as the filler of composite laminates. For example, while the fatigue life is insensitive to the presence of cork in the resin, significant improvements are ...
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Constantin Sandu, Andrei-George Totu, Andrei-Tudor Trifu and Marius Deaconu
This paper presents the technological advancement of using friction powders to increase the absorption of acoustic liners used in the reduction of tonal noise generated by aero-engines or for other applications related to Helmholtz resonators used in noi...
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Sofia Malanho, Rosário Veiga and Catarina Brazão Farinha
Rehabilitation of facades may be carried out with the application of External Thermal Insulation Systems (ETICS). Their main contribution is the increase of the energy efficiency of buildings. In the literature, hygrothermal, impact and fire performance ...
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Javier Paz, Miguel Costas, Jordi Delgado, Luis Romera and Jacobo Díaz
This investigation focuses on the interaction effect during the quasi-static axial crushing of circular and square thin-walled aluminium extrusions filled with polymeric foam or cork. The increment in the absorbed energy due to interactions between mater...
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Ana Usié, Fernanda Simões, Pedro Barbosa, Brígida Meireles, Inês Chaves, Sónia Gonçalves, André Folgado, Maria H. Almeida, José Matos and António M. Ramos
Cork oaks show a high capacity of bud sprouting as a response to injury, which is important for species survival when dealing with external factors, such as drought or fires. The characterization of the cork oak transcriptome involved in the different st...
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Iciar Alberdi,Roberto Vallejo,Juan G. Álvarez-González,Sonia Condés,Eduardo González-Ferreiro,Silvia Guerrero,Laura Hernández,Maria Martínez-Jauregui,Fernando Montes,Nerea Oliveira,Maria Pasalodos-Tato,Elena Robla,Ana D. Ruiz-González,Mariola Sánchez-González,Vicente Sandoval,Alfonso San Miguel,Hortensia Sixto,Isabel Cañellas
Pág. e04S
Aim of study: To present the evolution of the current multi-objective Spanish National Forest Inventory (SNFI) through the assessment of different key indicators on challenging areas of the forestry sector.Area of study: Using information from the Second...
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Rafael Calama Sainz,Margarida Tome,M. Sánchez-González,J. Miina.,K. Spanos,Marc Palahi
Pág. 69 - 85
Non-wood forest products (NWFP) like cork, edible mushrooms, pine nuts, acorns, resins, medicinal plants, and floral greens, among others, provide important recreational and commercial activities in the rural forested areas of the world, being in certain...
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Rafael Calama Sainz,Margarida Tome,M. Sánchez-González,J. Miina.,K. Spanos,Marc Palahi
Pág. 69 - 85
Non-wood forest products (NWFP) like cork, edible mushrooms, pine nuts, acorns, resins, medicinal plants, and floral greens, among others, provide important recreational and commercial activities in the rural forested areas of the world, being in certain...
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Teresa Fonseca,Luísa Monteiro,Teresa Enes,Adelaide Cerveira
Pág. e006
Aim of study: The study aims to evaluate the maximum potential stocking level in cork oak (Quercus suber L.) woodlands, using the ecologically-based size-density relationship of the self-thinning law.Area of study: The study area refers to cork oak fores...
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Lobna Zribi, Florent Mouillot, Frederic Guibal, Salwa Rejeb, Mohamed N. Rejeb and Fatma Gharbi
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S. Leal,V. B Sousa,H. Pereira
Pág. 355 - 363
Cork oak (Quercus suber L.) wood has a potential for high value uses because of its strength and aesthetic properties but one obstacle is the lack of knowledge of the wood-water relations. Variations in wood equilibrium moisture content, density and dime...
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