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Dimensional stability and colour responses of Pinus elliottii wood subjected to furfurylation treatments [PDF]
Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología, 2020 Organic substances have been used for different wood treatments, especially impregnation procedures, aiming to improve certain wood properties. The objective of this study was to evaluate dimensional stability and colorimetric features for a mature pine
Andrey Pereira Acosta +6 more
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Wood Flour Modified by Poly(furfuryl alcohol) as a Filler in Rigid Polyurethane Foams: Effect on Water Uptake. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2022 The use of lignocellulosic fillers in rigid polyurethane foams (RPUFs) has been receiving great attention due to their good mechanical and insulation properties and the high sustainable appeal of the obtained cellular polymers, although high water ...
Acosta A +6 more
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5-Hydroxymethylfurfural and Furfural Chemistry Toward Biobased Surfactants. [PDF]
ChemSusChem, 2022 Sustainable surfactants: Furanic platform molecules can lead to novel biobased surfactants with original molecular design. In this Review, synthetic strategies from of 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural, furfural, and furan leading to anionic, cationic, amphoteric, and non‐ionic amphiphiles are highlighted.
Yue X, Queneau Y.
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Analytical and experimental studies on stress capacity with modified wood members under combined stresses [PDF]
Maderas: Ciencia y TecnologíaThe stress capacity of joints made of modified wood members under loading can be affected by design of joints and type of adhesive. Hence, these factors were addressed in this study by assessment of stress capacity variations in corner joints under ...
H. Abdolzadeh +3 more
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Beyond What Meets the Eye: Imaging and Imagining Wood Mechanical–Structural Properties
Advanced Materials, Volume 33, Issue 28, July 15, 2021., 2021 A review of the imaging of wood at various length scales is presented, showing how hierarchical properties are achieved and demonstrating unique levels of physical and mechanical performance. Abstract Wood presents a hierarchical structure, containing features at all length scales: from the tracheids or vessels that make up its cellular structure ...
Eleni Toumpanaki +2 more
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Advanced Sustainable Systems, Volume 5, Issue 5, May 2021., 2021 Delignified wood is a natural material with a cellulosic template scaffold. It can be applied for many attractive functional materials, like transparent wood, membranes, thermal insulators, and many more. This review brings detailed insights into the structure of wood, delignification, and preparation of high‐tech natural delignified wood‐based ...
Anuj Kumar, Tuula Jyske, Marko Petrič
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International Journal of Polymer Science, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021 In the study, we report that a safe and simple way for upgrading inferior rubber wood through the combined modification of environment‐friendly MUG resin was synthesized from glyoxal, melamine, urea, and other additives. MUG‐treated wood samples were prepared with six different MUG resin concentrations (5, 15, 25, 35, 45, and 55 wt %) into the wood ...
Lijuan Ping +5 more
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Beech wood treated with polyglycerol succinate: a new effective method for its protection and stabilization [PDF]
, 2020 This paper deals with an original and non-biocidal chemical treatment consisting of a vacuum/pressure impregnation step of beech wood with a water-borne mixture made from heat-activated condensation of succinic anhydride (SA) and glycerol (G).
Fredon, Emmanuel +4 more
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Microbial decay of wooden structures: actors, activities and means of protection. [PDF]
Appl Microbiol BiotechnolWood decay fungi and bacteria play a crucial role in natural ecosystems, contributing to the decomposition of lignocellulosic materials and nutrient cycling.
Schrader L +3 more
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Wood Modification in Europe [PDF]
, 2022 This report is a result of a questionnaire and subsequent collation of data, which outlines the current status of wood modification across Europe in terms of national inventories and groups that have reported current activity in the respective research ...
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