Sustainable Wood Nanotechnologies for Wood Composites Processed by In-Situ Polymerization [PDF]
Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021 The development of large, multifunctional structures from sustainable wood nanomaterials is challenging. The need to improve mechanical performance, reduce moisture sensitivity, and add new functionalities, provides motivation for nanostructural ...
Céline Montanari +2 more
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Wood modification as a tool to understand moisture in wood [PDF]
, 2021 Moisture plays a central role in the performance of wood products because it affects important material properties such as the resistance to decomposition, the mechanical properties, and the dimensions.
Emil Engelund Thybring +3 more
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Wood for Thermal Energy Storage [PDF]
, 2022 For thousands of years wood had been used for many fundamental purposes, as a fuel or as a material for building houses and creating tools and furniture.
Amelia Carolina, Sparavigna
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Birch Wood Surface Characterization after Treatment with Modified Phenol-Formaldehyde Oligomers [PDF]
, 2022 Phenol-formaldehyde (PF) resins with well-established molecular sizes are promising treatment agents for wood bulk protection. However, due to the presence of hydroxyl groups on the periphery, the PF oligomers tend to absorb the water, which can lead to ...
Grinins, Juris; 1Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, 27 Dzerbenes Str., LV-1006 Riga, Latvia; mairis225@inbox.lv (M.I.); gritaneineta2@inbox.lv (I.G.); guntissosins@gmail.com (G.S.) +9 more
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Chemical Characterization of Waterlogged Charred Wood: The Case of a Medieval Shipwreck [PDF]
, 2021 In 2008, a medieval wooden shipwreck was discovered at the port of Rhodes, Greece. The shipwreck was party burned, presenting a challenge for conservators, as uncharred, semi-charred and charred waterlogged wood were often encountered on the same piece ...
Anastasia Pournou +2 more
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Utilization of temperature kinetics as a method to predict treatment intensity and corresponding treated wood quality : durability and mechanical properties of thermally modified wood [PDF]
, 2014 Wood heat treatment is an attractive alternative to improve decay resistance of wood species with low natural durability. However, this improvement of durability is realized at the expense of the mechanical resistance.
GERARDIN, Phillipe +25 more
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Stabilisation of polysaccharides during alkaline pretreatment of wood combined with enzyme-supported extractions in a biorefinery [PDF]
, 2014 Specific enzymes have been demonstrated to increase the possibilities for extracting wood polymers. Enzymatic treatment requires an open wood structure, which was achieved by extended impregnation of the wood.
Azhar, Shoaib, +15 more
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Wood – An Innovative Component of High-tech Products? 6th Wädenswil Day of Chemistry 2014
CHIMIA, 2014 Wood is a multifunctional renewable material that could replace oil-based and other non-renewable resources in many applications. In the Swiss National Science Foundation project NFP 66, entitled 'Wood as a resource', researchers are attempting ...
Elsbeth Heinzelmann
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 Wood is a complex tissue that fulfills three major functions in trees: water conduction, mechanical support and nutrient storage. In Angiosperm trees, vessels, fibers and parenchyma rays are respectively assigned to these functions. Cell wall composition
Clément Cuello +8 more
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Multiscale Engineering of Wood for a Sustainable Future [PDF]
, 2022 Wood has served humanity by providing tools, fuels, and engineering materials since the Paleolithic period. The composite and hierarchical structure of wood, which is a direct embodiment of stored solar energy and sequestered CO2, exhibits versatile ...
Hongli, Zhu +6 more
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