Dear Colleagues,

I would like to invite you to submit your work to this Special Issue entitled “New Challenges in Wood Adhesives and Coatings (Second Volume)”. Adhesives and coatings applied to wood products have several similarities, including the nature of their interactions with the support; the chemical moieties of the constituting polymers; new constraints requiring a reduction in human and environmental toxicity (e.g., lower VOC emissions, formaldehyde-free, and low-odor systems); the growing interest in the application of sustainable raw materials to replace petrochemical products; the use of bio-based resources (including vegetable oils and new renewable monomers) to re-think the use of synthetic chemicals; the impact of advanced and newly developed materials such as nanoparticles and nanosystems; applications employing substrates alternative to wood (including vinyl, MDF, plastic composites, metals, etc., mostly important in the furniture and building sectors) or modified wood (e.g., heat-treated, acetylated, furfurylated, etc.); and increasing demand for enhanced properties and performance, which also implies the development of novel testing techniques and characterization methodologies. All of these topics are of interest for this Special Issue.

Of course, both wood adhesives and coatings also have unique properties, and topics related to these are also welcome in the Special Issue. They include, for instance, the use of lignin or carbohydrates in formulations, research addressing alternative co-reactants in vegetable proteins, the gluing of hardwoods for structural applications, the development of exterior-grade adhesives and glued wood products (e.g., CLT) in the case of wood adhesives, the development of new transparent stains or varnishes in outdoor applications, the progress of radiation-curable (e.g., UV, EB, visible light) resins for clear matte coatings and systems, and the innovative drying of shellacs and lacquers in the case of wood coatings.

Thus, this Special Issue will highlight new advancements in wood adhesives and coatings, and analyze processes and products that are scientifically valuable or aid in the industrial development of novel processes. Authors are encouraged to submit their latest research on the suggested topics in the form of experimental and theoretical original research or review articles.

Dr. Benedetto Pizzo
Guest Editor

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