Chemical Utilization of Southern 

 Pine Waste 



INTRODUCTION 



HERE are two phases of conservation 

 to be considered in dealing with the 

 forestry problem. The first involves 

 provision for the preservation and re- 

 juvenation of timber growth, into which 

 enter such methods as selective cutting of trees, 

 reforestation and prevention of forest fires. The 

 second phase of the problem has to do with the 

 efficient utilization of the raw materials furnished 

 by the forest. 



In the utilization of trees not fit for lumber and 

 of the waste from forest and saw mill there is a 

 broad field for the technical chemist. Consider- 

 able attention has been paid to these matters during 

 the past few years and the technology of the sub- 

 ject is steadily advancing. The chief retarding 

 influence is, that in spite of the enormous quan- 

 tities of wood waste, the inherent value of the 

 raw material is relatively small. The economic 

 value of the finished products which can be manu- 

 factured from wood waste is in most cases not 

 great and the cost of transportation and treatment 

 of the wood is often prohibitive. The methods of 

 utilizing wood waste differ rather widely in prin- 

 ciple and in scope, and there are decided limita- 

 tions in treating any one species of wood. 



