Glossary
Wood material and human health. Role of wood material on human health

Biorefinery; Biorefinery

Industrial facility that converts biomass into energy and a range of products to produce heat, power (agro-energy), value-added chemicals, biomaterials, food, feed, etc.

Parallel strand lumber ; Bois d'œuvre à lamelles parallèles

Material obtained by gluing pieces of wood veneer (maximum thickness of each veneer = 6 mm; average length = at least 300 times the thickness) arranged in parallel, glued and pressed together continuously.

Bois lamellé-croisé; Cross laminated timber

Multi-layered wood panel used as a building material; 3 to 11 layers, each a few centimeters thick, are cross-glued together.

Plywood

Panel obtained by gluing several veneers (called "plies") together at right angles; the...