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Importance of Water in Maintaining Softwood Secondary Cell Wall Nanostructure
Biomacromolecules, 2021 Water is one of the principal constituents by mass of living plant cell walls. However, its role and interactions with secondary cell wall polysaccharides and the impact of dehydration and subsequent rehydration on the molecular architecture are still to
Rosalie Cresswell +7 more
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Effect of different moisture contents on the thermal properties of wood [PDF]
Journal on Processing and Energy in Agriculture, 2019 Moisture content is one of the most important properties of wood. The primary purpose of this paper is to examine the dependence between thermal properties and different moisture contents of softwood, hardwood and medium hardwood samples with dimensions ...
Kotoulek Petr +6 more
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Flexural Behaviour of GFRP-Softwood Sandwich Panels for Prefabricated Building Construction [PDF]
, 2023 Studies have shown that the proper selection of core materials in sandwich structures improves the overall structural performance in terms of bending stiffness and strength. The core materials used in such systems, such as foam, corrugated, and honeycomb,
Ahmed D. Almutairi +5 more
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Size-Segregated Particulate Matter from Gasification of Bulgarian Agro-Forest Biomass Residue
Energies, 2021 The main purpose of the present work was to evaluate the efficiency of the gasification process of three different types of agro-forest biomass residue (rapeseed, softwood, and sunflower husks) along with the characterization of size-segregated ...
Ricardo Ferreira +6 more
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Biomass conversion into recyclable strong materials
South African Journal of Science, 2022 We review the conversion of waste biomass into recyclable materials using different methods of materials treatment such as thermal, mechanical and chemical processes.
Farai Dziike +3 more
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Alumina as an Antifungal Agent for Pinus elliottii Wood
Journal of Fungi, 2022 This work deals with the durability of a Pinus elliotti wood impregnated with alumina (Al2O3) particles. The samples were impregnated at three different Al2O3 weight fractions (c.a. 0.1%, 0.3% and 0.5%) and were then exposed to two wood-rot fungi, namely
Andrey P. Acosta +7 more
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Archive of applied mechanics (1991), 2021 Wood materials are characterized by complex, hierarchical material structures spanning across various length scales. The present work aims at establishing a relation between the hygro-elastic properties at the mesoscopic cellular level and the effective ...
M. Livani, E. Bosco, Akke S. J. Suiker
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Effect of Fibre Orientation on the Bond Properties of Softwood and Hardwood Interfaces
Buildings, 2023 Increasing concerns regarding carbon emissions and climate change are prompting a shift toward the use of sustainable materials in the construction industry.
Xin Li +3 more
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Hydroxymethylation of softwood kraft lignin and phenol with paraformaldehyde
, 2021 Phenol-formaldehyde (PF) resins are the most commonly used adhesives in particleboard and plywood production. Lignin, the second most abundant biopolymer, has the potential to be a valuable resource for phenolic compounds; therefore, lignin could serve ...
H. Paananen, Leila Alvila, T. Pakkanen
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Effect of bolt configurations on stiffness for steel-wood-steel connection loaded parallel to grain for softwoods in Malaysia [PDF]
Archives of Civil Engineering, 2022 Steel-wood-steel connection is widely seen in many applications, such as timber structures. The stiffness of steel-wood-steel connection loaded parallel to grain for softwoods originated from Malaysia was investigated in this study. Numerical models have
Nur Liza Rahim +5 more
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