Paulownia is a hardwood, light on color and with light weight. The wood is very easy to handle. Folds without risk of breaking. Paulownia has a wide range of applications for indoor and outdoor use.
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The stability of the size of the tree;
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Its strength in terms of increased humidity;
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Paulownia is the most resistant of all the types of trees in the world when related to weight - and this is why it is called aluminum wood. Paulownia can be cut thinner and still provide about the same strength and weight, which offers a benefit in terms of space saving and can be cut to half thickness;
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It’s mass is about 224-304 kg / m3, which is almost one third of the mass of the oak and half of the pine and 23-30% of the weight of the water;
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Drying of the timber from Paulownia at open space takes 30 days and drying in an oven to moisture of 10-12% takes 24 hours and is without any distortion;
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Chemical composition: Hemicellulose Pentosan 22, up to 25%. Cellulose, 46 to 49%. Lignin, 21 to 23%. Water, 7 to 8%. Ash. 50, up to 1.1% Fiber, 58.5 up to 60.1%;
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The wood presents excellent characteristics, being easy to smooth, saw or carve;
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Trade name of the wood is: Paulownia, Kiri, Shima-giri;
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The wood of Paulownia is 4 times more expensive than that of oak and coniferous species.
Paulownia wood is light but strong and will not crack or split
Table 1 Technical characteristics
Table 2 Performance analysis of reference fuels from biomass
Table 3 Content of chemical elements in the reference fuels from biomass
