Ince and Durbak [4] stated that dec

Ince and Durbak [4] stated that declining demand
for pulpwood by the paper products industry has led to
alternative uses for a readily available woody biomass feedstock.
In the Southern U.S. (the major pulp producing area),
pulpwood demand decreased by 7.5% from 1994 to 2003 while
the supply of pulpwood increased due to increased acreage
and improved management intensity of pine plantations [5,6].