7. Glossary
ACV – Analyse du cycle de vie (LCA – Life Cycle Assessment or Life Cycle Analysis)
Methodology for the global assessment of the pressure of the system studied on resources and the environment throughout its life cycle, from the extraction of raw materials to its end-of-life treatment.
AMF – Angle des microfibrilles de cellulose (MFA microfibril angle in the wood cell)
Inclination of crystalline cellulose in the S2 layer of the cell wall in relation to the longitudinal direction of the cell. This is an essential determinant of wood quality.
Butt wood
Cross-section of wood, perpendicular to the grain.
Cambium (cambium)
Continuous bed of meristematic cells at the boundary of wood and bark, whose function leads to the...
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Standards and norms
- Environmental management – Lifecycle analysis – Principles and framework - NF EN ISO14040 (X30-300) - octobre 2006
- Environmental management – Lifecycle analysis – Requirements and guidelines - NF EN ISO14044 (X30-304) - octobre 2006
- Round and sawn timber – Nomenclature of woods used in Europe - NF EN 13556 (B53.800) - décembre 2003
- Vocabulaire des termes relatifs au bois - NF B 50-002 (B 50-002)...
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