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Lignin and Lignin-Derived Compounds for Wood Applications—A Review

Molecules, 2021
Improving the environmental performance of resins in wood treatment by using renewable chemicals has been a topic of interest for a long time. At the same time, lignin, the second most abundant biomass on earth, is produced in large scale as a side ...
Johannes Karthäuser, Vladimirs Biziks, Carsten Mai, Holger Militz   +3 more
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Biological durability and wood–water interactions of sorbitol and citric acid (SorCA) modified wood

Journal of Wood Science, 2023
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between moisture dynamics of sorbitol and citric acid (SorCA) modified wood and its biological durability. Specifically, the research aimed to determine the chemical loading needed for effective protection
Katarzyna Kurkowiak, Lukas Emmerich, Holger Militz   +2 more
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Drying Behaviour of 50 mm Thick Turkey Oak Lumber

Applied Sciences, 2023
Turkey oak lumber is difficult to dry, being prone to cracks even at low temperatures. The main objective of the research was to test different drying conditions in order to establish whether air-drying or kiln-drying from a green state was more suitable;
Iulia-Teodora Deaconu, Sergiu-Valeriu Georgescu, Mihaela Campean   +2 more
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A Proposed Method to Evaluate the Effect of Changing the Kerfing Parameters upon the Static Bending Behavior of Flexible Plywood Panels Cut by Laser

Applied Sciences, 2022
The purpose of this paper is to propose a method for testing the effect of varying the kerfing parameters, on the flexibilization of plywood panels for indoor applications. The evaluation was made by comparisons of the change in the MOE, MOR, and maximum
Cristina-Daria Condoroţeanu, Lidia Gurău, Camelia Coşereanu, Sergiu-Valeriu Georgescu   +3 more
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Comparison of anthropometric dimensions of preschool children and chairs in kindergartens in North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Croatia

Heliyon, 2023
The mismatch the kindergarten furniture dimensions with the children's anthropometric, as well as the design of non-ergonomic kindergarten furniture, potentially affects inappropriate body positions, and thus potential low back pain when sitting in later
Boris Iliev, Danijela Domljan, Zoran Vlaović   +2 more
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Statistical Analysis of Wood Durability Data and Its Effect on a Standardised Classification Scheme

Standards, 2023
The biological durability of wood is an important property for outdoor applications of wood-based products. In temperate climate zones, the most critical biological hazard is wood-destroying fungi, and the European standard EN 350 in combination with EN ...
Christian Brischke, Felix Haase, Lea Bächle, Susanne Bollmus   +3 more
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The Ball Response on the Beech Parquet Floors Used for Basketball Halls

Applied Sciences, 2021
In recent years, with the occurrence of standards in the field, the realization of parquet floors in basketball halls acquires new values that take into account, among other factors, the response of the ball to touching the floor.
Aurel Lunguleasa, Cosmin Spirchez, Loredana Radulescu, Minerva Turcas Diaconu   +3 more
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Bio-hyperbranched polyesters synthesized from citric acid and bio-polyols and applications on wood adhesives

Polymer Testing, 2023
Biomass-based adhesives have attracted extensive research interest in recent years as an effective alternative to formaldehyde-based adhesives which are non-renewable and harmful to human health.
Tao Jin, Heyang Zeng, Yuefeng Huang, Li Liu, Wentao Yao, Hong Lei, Senlei Shi, Guanben Du, Lianpeng Zhang   +8 more
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Color and FTIR Analysis of Chemical Changes in Beech Wood (Fagus sylvatica L.) after Light Steaming and Heat Treatment in Two Different Environments

BioResources, 2016
Color and chemical changes were investigated in beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.) following light steaming and further heat treatment for 2.5 h at 200 °C by two techniques (industrial ThermoWood versus a laboratory procedure in the presence of air). Colour
Maria Cristina Timar, Anca Maria Varodi, Murat Hacibektasoglu, Mihaela Campean   +3 more
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Resistance of Injection Molded Wood-Polypropylene Composites against Basidiomycetes According to EN 15534-1: New Insights on the Test Procedure, Structural Alterations, and Impact of Wood Source

Fibers, 2019
In this study, we investigated injection molded wood-polypropylene composites based on various wood sources and their decay resistance against white rot (Trametes versicolor) and brown rot (Coniophora puteana) in a laboratory test according to EN 15534-1:
Kim Christian Krause, Christian Brischke, Tim Koddenberg, Andreas Buschalsky, Holger Militz, Andreas Krause   +5 more
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