Interesting Facts About Wood And The Environment; What Is Wood; Environmental Protection - TONWERK T-LINE eco2 Instructions D'utilisation

2. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT WOOD AND
THE ENVIRONMENT
WOOD – NATURAL AND
PRACTICAL!
THE FUTURE HAS NOW
BEGUN!
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Wood does not contri­
bute to the greenhouse
effect!
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Wood is stored
solar energy.
2.1 WHAT IS WOOD?
Do you know what you are putting in the firin chamber of your Tonwerk storage
heating stove when you are fillin it with wood?
This is 50% carbon, 42% oxygen, 6% hydrogen, and 2% mineral substances, nitro-
gen, oils, resins, tanning agents, and colorants.
... that is wood!
2.2 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Burning fi ewood releases only as much CO2 as the tree has absorbed from the
atmosphere during its growth.
And when the fi ewood comes from nearby there are no additional CO2 emissions
from transport.
Wood rotting in the forest generates the same amount of CO2 as the same wood
burning.
O2
CO2
CO2
O2