Reprint

Performance and Modification of Wood and Wood-Based Materials

Edited by
May 2023
210 pages
  • ISBN978-3-0365-7667-1 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-0365-7666-4 (PDF)

This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Performance and Modification of Wood and Wood-Based Materials that was published in

Biology & Life Sciences
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Summary

This reprint contains 12 high-quality original research papers by 74 authors from 17 countries on 3 continents: Asia (China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Russia), Europe (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom), and North America (USA). These papers were published in a Special Issue, “Performance and Modification of Wood and Wood-Based Materials”, of the journal Forests. They provide examples concerning conventional and novel modification processes of wood and wood-based materials, their improved/modified properties, and their relevant applications.

Format
  • Hardback
License
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Keywords
heat treatment; Chinese fir; TD-NMR; free water; bound water; MC; birch wood; spent engine oil; water resistance; biostability; dimensional stability; black alder; birch; color; varnish system; surface pre-treatment; sanding; thermal compression; artificial aging; wood plastic composite; rubberwood; polyethylene terephthalate; silica; thermo-hydro-mechanical densification; Scots pine; creep compliance; thermal modification; resin impregnation; wood; Maillard reaction; thermal/chemical treatment; mechanical properties; infrared spectroscopy; biological properties; thermo-hydro-mechanical treatment; molecular dynamics; wood cellulose; mechanical properties; Acacia hybrid; fast-growing; copper chrome arsenic; physical and mechanical properties; coir fiber; alkali treatment; parameter optimization; mechanical properties; black locust wood; ThermoWood process; colour; extractives; chemical changes; FTIR spectroscopy; birch; black alder; thermal densification; plywood properties; wood veneers; Eucalyptus urograndis; Chrysoporthe deuterocubensis; infection classes; chemical analysis; FTIR analysis; fungal decay; termite attack; n/a