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Engineering Wood Products from Eucalyptus spp.
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022 Forest covers 4.06 billion hectares (ha) or 31% of the total land area worldwide, where 93% (3.75 billion ha) are natural regenerating forests and the remaining 7% (294 million ha) are planted forests. Eucalyptus spp., being one of the most important plantation species, has been planted in 95 countries around the world, and the area of plantation has ...
Lee Seng Hua +5 more
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Polymer Materials for High‐Performance Triboelectric Nanogenerators
Advanced Science, Volume 7, Issue 14, July 22, 2020., 2020 As an emerging energy conversion technology, the triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) opens a venue of using polymer materials (PMs) for harvesting mechanical energy. This work summarizes the main PMs in currently reported TENGs, and introduces several PMs used in a few novel special TENGs.
Aihua Chen +3 more
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Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document for the Tanning of Hides and Skins: Industrial Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU:(Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) [PDF]
, 2013 The BREF entitled ‘Tanning of Hides and Skins’ forms part of a series presenting the results of an exchange of information between EU Member States, the industries concerned, non governmental organisations promoting environmental protection, and the ...
BLACK Michael +5 more
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Effect of Alternative Wood Species and First Thinning Wood on Oriented Strand Board Performance
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018 This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using and influence of alternative wood species such as Cambará, Paricá, Pinus, and wood from first thinning operations on oriented strand board (OSB) physical and mechanical properties. Besides that, an alternative resin, castor oil‐based polyurethane, was used to bond the particles, due to the better ...
Fabiane Salles Ferro +6 more
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Research Progress on Formaldehyde Emission of Wood‐Based Panel
International Journal of Polymer Science, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018 Current research progress on the mechanism and influencing factors of formaldehyde emission from wood‐based panel is reviewed. The formaldehyde analysis and test methods are summarized, putting forward a new idea to research the relevance of formaldehyde emission and the loading ratio of wood‐based panel under the combined action of influencing factors.
Jijuan Zhang +5 more
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Análisis de tecnologías para la transformación de material aglomerado de madera con fines de reciclaje [PDF]
, 2018 Los Tableros de Partículas y Tableros de Fibra de madera están compuestos de agua y aglomerantes como la urea-formaldehido que hacen su proceso de degradación más lento.
Bautista Rojas, Luis Eduardo +2 more
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Chapter 5: The Role of Design in Conserving Product Value in the Circular Economy
, 2023 Design is integral to human activity and has been practised since humans first made tools to fulfil specific functions. It was formalised during the first industrial revolution; since then it has evolved to become a multidisciplinary profession.
Andrews, D. +3 more
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European Union Timber Regulation Impact on International Timber Markets [PDF]
, 2014 The trade of illegal timber, often from illegal logging, has severe environmental, social and economic consequences. The EU’s response to this problem came with the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan, with its specific goal ...
GIURCA Alexandru +3 more
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Engineered Wood Products for Construction [PDF]
, 2022 Wood is a gift from nature. It is a sustainable and renewable bio-composite material that possesses a natural ability to mitigate carbon dioxide. However, due to deforestation and climate change, it has become necessary to develop alternative building ...
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The increasing use of wood and wood‐based composites in construction reflects a global shift toward renewable materials that support sustainable development objectives, including carbon reduction and responsible resource use. While wood offers substantial environmental benefits compared to conventional materials such as concrete and steel, its
Qaisar Munir +2 more
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