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A specific case in the classification of woods by FTIR and chemometric: discrimination of Fagales from Malpighiales

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Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic data was used to classify wood samples from nine species within the Fagales and Malpighiales using a range of multivariate statistical methods. Taxonomic classification of the family Fagaceae and Betulaceae from Angiosperm Phylogenetic System Classification (APG II System) was successfully performed using supervised pattern recognition techniques. A methodology for wood sample discrimination was developed using both sapwood and heartwood samples. Ten and eight biomarkers emerged from the dataset to discriminate order and family, respectively. In the species studied FTIR in combination with multivariate analysis highlighted significant chemical differences in hemicelluloses, cellulose and guaiacyl (lignin) and shows promise as a suitable approach for wood sample classification.

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This work was supported by Europracticum IV (Leonardo da Vinci Programme). We gratefully acknowledge to the Consello Social from Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Spain).

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    Adrian M. Goodman, Mark G. Baron & Jose Gonzalez-Rodriguez

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Loughborough, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK

    Ara Carballo-Meilan

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Carballo-Meilan, A., Goodman, A.M., Baron, M.G. et al. A specific case in the classification of woods by FTIR and chemometric: discrimination of Fagales from Malpighiales. Cellulose 21, 261–273 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-013-0093-2

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